Split by page ranges

Combine the use of parameters in the 'split by page range' feature to perform splitting processes that let you:

By combining page numbers with simple parameters (commas, dashes, semicolons, odd, and even), you can specify which pages should be merged together to form a new PDF, and which pages should be split separately to form another PDF. Splitting by odd and even pages, and reversing pages are Aerialist only features.

Parameter	Function	Example
'	page separator	1-20, 30-40 would create a single PDF containing page 1-20 and 30-40.
-	from/to	1-5 would extract pages 1 through 5 into a new PDF. 5-1 would extract pages 5 through 1 into a new PDF (reverse order).
;	file separator	1-20; 21-40 would create two new PDFs - one containing pages 1-20, the other containing pages 21-40.
even	even page	1-20 even would create a single PDF containing only the even pages within the range of 1-20.
odd	odd page	1-20 odd would create a single PDF containing only the odd pages within the range of 1-20.

Retain links - updating navigational elements

A common problem when splitting PDF files is that most of the connections between the links and their end points are broken because they are no longer located in the same PDF file or because the pages have been rearranged. The advanced 'update navigational elements' feature updates all links in bookmarks, links and destinations, ensuring all links are correctly maintained.

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• A destination (or named destination) is a link represented by text in the 'destinations' palette. The destination represents the end point or the target of the link using the destination. Users often use destinations because the end point location and page view are set and are not affected when a file's pages are increased, decreased or reordered. Destinations are normally broken when the link and its destination (or end point) get split into separate files.
• A bookmark or link often links to a page number, rather than a destination, which makes it even easier for links and bookmarks to point to the wrong location when making changes to the pages in a PDF.

Merge PDF files

Convert and combine different files types, like DOC, XLS, EPS, PDF, etc. in one step. By using the properties of the files you want to merge, it's easy to order your files prior to adding them to the merge list -- making it much easier to manage when trying to merge a large amount of PDFs. Once you've added your PDFs to the merge list, you can edit the order and page ranges you want to include in the merge.

Batch processing

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Use the 'split' command to process batches of PDF files. Adobe^® Acrobat^® comes with its own 'batch processing' tool that allows you to setup simple processes by combining a series of commands. ARTS PDF Split & Merge adds the split command, meaning you can combine these with Acrobat's built in commands to process large batches of PDFs. To create a batch process, open Acrobat^® and select Advanced > Batch Processing (or File > Batch Processing, in Acrobat^® 5). Alternatively, if you are using the standard version of Adobe^® Acrobat^® 6 or 7, a separate powerful batch processing engine is included within ARTS PDF Aerialist.

Filenaming

Use a range of filenaming conventions, which includes the addition of a base filename, as well as a range of suffixes that can be added, including:

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