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How to delete pages from a PDF on Windows

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To delete pages from a PDF on Windows, open Organize PDF pages in your browser, drag the PDF onto the page, select the pages you don't want, choose Remove, then choose Save pages. Deckle creates a new PDF without those pages and leaves your original as it was. If the unwanted pages are at the start or end, you can also print the rest to Microsoft Print to PDF; both methods are below.

Organize PDF pages
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Illustration · a document can contain more than its visible pages.

How to delete PDF pages on Windows with Deckle

  1. Open Organize PDF pages in Microsoft Edge, Chrome or Firefox.
  2. Drag the PDF from File Explorer onto the page, or choose Select a file. Every page appears as a thumbnail.
  3. Select the page you want to delete and check the large preview.
  4. Choose Remove. The page is marked "Selected for removal" but stays in view, and its button changes to Restore in case you change your mind.
  5. To remove several pages, Ctrl-click each one or tick its box, then use the remove button in the toolbar that appears above the pages.
  6. Choose Save pages.
  7. Download the new PDF, which has "(organised)" added to its name, and check the pages either side of each removal.

The result screen states how many pages are in the new PDF, which should be the original count minus the pages you removed.

Remove several pages at once

Ctrl-click adds a page to the selection, and Ctrl-clicking it again takes it out. There is no range selection, so click each page you want. With two or more pages selected, a toolbar above the grid removes, turns, moves or duplicates them all together.

Example: a 30-page scanned contract has blank backs on pages 2, 4 and 6. Ctrl-click pages 2, 4 and 6, remove them with one click in the toolbar, and save. The new PDF has 27 pages.

Undo and Redo step through every change, and Reset pages puts everything back. A removed page can be restored one by one until you choose Save pages. At least one page must stay in the document, and the button stays disabled until you have changed something.

Print the pages you want to keep

Windows 10 and 11 include the Microsoft Print to PDF printer, mentioned in Microsoft's page Save an Outlook message as a .eml file, a PDF file, or as a draft. Using the page settings in Print in Microsoft Edge:

  1. Open the PDF in Microsoft Edge and press Ctrl+P.
  2. Choose Microsoft Print to PDF as the printer.
  3. Under Pages, choose Custom and enter the range to keep, such as 2-12 to drop a cover page.
  4. Choose Print and save the new file in the Save Print Output As box.

This suits unwanted pages at the beginning or end of a file. For a page in the middle, Deckle is simpler because you remove the page directly.

Before you delete

Check the large preview of each page before removing it; a thumbnail can hide a signature or handwritten note. Removing a page does not update the table of contents, bookmarks or printed page numbers on the pages that remain. If you only need to share part of a document while keeping everything, copy the pages you want into a new file with Split PDF instead. See how to split a PDF on Windows and how to delete pages from a PDF.

Tips

  • Fix everything in one pass. Organize PDF pages also moves and turns pages, so you can tidy a scan and save once.
  • Keep the original. Deckle never changes it, so a removed page can always be found there.
  • Unlock protected files first. Use Unlock PDF with the password you were given.
  • Merge after removing. Clean each source file, then combine them with Merge PDFs.

Frequently asked questions

How do I delete a page from a PDF in Windows 11?

Open the PDF in Organize PDF pages, select the page, choose Remove and choose Save pages.

Can I delete pages in Microsoft Edge?

Microsoft's documentation for the Edge PDF reader does not list a delete-page feature. Print the pages you want to keep to Microsoft Print to PDF, or use Deckle.

Can I undo a deletion?

Yes, before saving: use Undo or restore the removed page. After saving, the page is still in your original file.

Does deleting pages reduce the quality of the others?

No. The pages you keep are copied as they are.

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