Steps to Extract PDF Document Pages on Mac with Preview Tool

This guide provides a clear, practical overview of steps to extract PDF document pages on Mac with preview tool, with useful context, important details, and straightforward takeaways for everyday readers.

Step 1 . To extract a specific page in a PDF document with Preview, first right-click the PDF file you want to extract the page from and click 'Open With', then select 'Preview'. This will launch the PDF document in the Preview app.

Step 2 . When the Preview app launches with the corresponding PDF document, you click 'View' and then 'Thumbnails'. You will immediately be taken to a thumbnail view for the pages contained in the PDF document.

Step 3 . You can now view each individual page in this PDF document. The next step is simply to specify the one (or more) pages you want to extract save as a new standalone pdf file. Once you've selected the pages you need, navigate to 'File -> Print'. In the print menu, change the setting under 'Pages' to the third option, 'From', and make sure to enter the correct page you want to split in both boxes.

Step 4 . Don't hit the 'Print' button as usual, but instead look to the left of the print button and find the drop-down box that has been labeled 'PDF'. Click that box and find the 'Save as PDF' option.

Step 5 . Finally, click the Print button and save the file as a PDF.

Done, you have a new PDF file containing the specific pages you selected.