Removing Blank Pages From PDF Documents

AutoSplit plug-in for Adobe Acrobat

Introduction

The AutoSplit plug-in "Find and Delete Blank Pages" tool can be used to quickly delete blank pages detected within an input PDF document. Both empty pages as well as blank scanned pages can be detected and deleted.

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to use this tool to identify blank pages within a sample PDF document, and delete them. The input document contains multiple invoices, each separated by a single blank page. The goal is to remove these pages, so that only the invoices remain.

Prerequisites

You need a copy of Adobe® Acrobat® along with the AutoSplit plug-in installed on your computer in order to use this tutorial. Both are available as trial versions.

Step 1 - Open the Tool

Open the PDF document for in Adobe Acrobat, and select "Plugins > Split Documents > Find Delete Blank Pages..." to open the "Delete Blank Pages" dialog.

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Step 2 - Optional: Set Blank Page Sensitivity

If using a PDF containing scanned pages, it may be necessary to change the plug-in's sensitivity to blank pages. For example, scanned pages may contain some noise which the software may assume is valid page content. Optionally change the sensitivity so that the plug-in recognizes these as blank pages. To do this, first press "Set Blank Page Sensitivity...".

In the dialog that opens, move the slider to adjust the sensitivity for scanned page quality. Alternatively, you can set the sensitivity from any sample page within the currently open document by selecting a page number (shown in the preview box), then pressing "Set From Page".

Step 3 - Delete Blank Pages

Optionally select a specific page range or subset for processing, then press "OK".

Use this dialog to review the pages that the plug-in has recognized as blank. Select any listed pages to check them in the preview box, and use the "X" button to remove any from the deletion list.

Press "Delete Pages" to proceed.

Step 4 - Check the Results

A report box shows the number of pages that were deleted. Press "OK" to close it.

Check the document - all blank pages will have been deleted.

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