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Organize the pages of a PDF

To organize the pages of a PDF with FontiaPDF, open it and press “Pages”: you get a thumbnail of every page with buttons to rotate and delete it, plus a “＋” button to insert blank pages, all for free. Reordering by dragging thumbnails, duplicating pages and “Extract selection” are Premium features.

For everything else there are free tools that run in your browser without uploading the file: “Merge PDF” combines several documents into one, and “Split PDF” breaks a document into several files or builds a new PDF from only the pages you type, in the order you type them. You will find them under “Tools” in the editor’s toolbar.

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A real example

A 4-page quarterly report came in with page 3 upside down. In the “Pages” panel its thumbnail shows up flipped, between three upright ones. Two clicks on “Rotate right”, 90 degrees each, set it straight with no Premium needed: rotating pages is free. The rotation is written into the PDF when you download it, and the text and images on that page don’t change.

Before

The editor’s “Pages” panel with the four thumbnails of the quarterly report and page 3 upside down.

After

The same panel with the page 3 thumbnail now upright, after turning it with the rotate buttons.
A sample 4-page report: page 3 is straightened with two 90-degree turns, for free.

How to organize PDF pages in 3 steps

  1. Open the pages panel

    Load the PDF and press “Pages” in the top bar; on a phone it is under “⋯ More”. Each thumbnail shows its page number and buttons, and clicking it takes you to that page.

  2. Rotate, delete or insert

    Turn pages with “Rotate left” or “Rotate right”, remove them with the trash icon and add empty ones with “＋”. If a page has edits, the editor asks you to confirm before deleting it.

  3. Download the result

    Press “Download PDF” and the document comes out with its pages the way you left them, along with your text, image and shape changes. If it is a form, fill it in and download it before rotating or deleting pages. If you need a different order or only some of the pages, read on.

What’s free and what’s Premium

  • Rotating pages in 90-degree steps and deleting them in the “Pages” panel: free. The change is applied when you download the PDF, which counts as one export.
  • Inserting blank pages, with “＋” in the panel or with the “Blank page” tool: free. You choose where they go (at the beginning, before or after a page, or at the end), how many, up to 20, and their size.
  • Combining PDFs with “Merge PDF” and splitting one into several files with “Split PDF”, which hands them to you in a ZIP: free, in your browser and without using any exports.
  • Making a new PDF from some of the pages, in any order you like: free with “Split PDF” and the “A single PDF with the chosen pages” option.
  • Reordering by dragging thumbnails, duplicating pages and “Extract selection” in the panel: Premium.

Rearrange or extract pages without Premium

“Split PDF” works on the open document, or on another file you pick, and follows the order in which you type the pages. Choose “By page ranges”, type something like “4, 1-3” and select “A single PDF with the chosen pages”: you get a PDF that starts with page 4, followed by pages 1, 2 and 3. To remove pages from a PDF, type only the ones you want to keep, such as “1-2, 4-6”.

Type the order by hand: if you tick thumbnails instead, the list is rewritten from lowest to highest. Each page can appear only once, so duplicating a page still takes the panel and Premium. You can download the result or open it in the editor and keep working on it.

Common mistakes when organizing pages

  • Expecting the main view to turn: rotating updates the thumbnail in the panel, but the editor keeps showing the page as it was while you work. The rotation is applied on download.
  • Inserting blank pages with edits you haven’t downloaded: the new page is applied to the document, and pending text, image, shape or form changes are lost. The editor warns you first; insert the pages first, or download your changes before you do.
  • Splitting or extracting and expecting your edits to come along: “Split PDF” and “Extract selection” copy the pages with their order and rotation, but without content changes you haven’t downloaded yet. Download the edited PDF first, open it and split it after that.
  • Looking for single pages in “Merge PDF”: it joins whole documents. If you only want part of a file, split it first.

What’s preserved and what isn’t

Preserved

  • The content of every page: rotating it, moving it or inserting pages next to it doesn’t alter its text or images.
  • Your edits travel with their page: move or rotate it and the text you changed stays where it was. If you duplicate it, the copy comes out as it was in the original, without your edits.
  • New blank pages take the size and orientation of the page next to them, or A4 or Letter if you prefer.
  • “Split PDF” and “Extract selection” create new files; the document you are editing doesn’t change.

Limits

  • Pages rotate in 90-degree steps.
  • You can’t delete the only page of a document.
  • With a password-protected PDF, “Merge PDF”, “Split PDF” and “Blank page” (including the “＋” in the panel) can’t modify it in your browser; rotating and deleting in the panel still work, because they are applied on download.

Free or Premium

Free

20 exports a day, no sign-up and no watermark.

  • Rotate and delete pages
  • Insert blank pages
  • Merge PDFs and split PDFs
  • A new PDF with the chosen pages, from “Split PDF”

Premium

Unlimited exports and extra features.

  • Reorder by dragging thumbnails
  • Duplicate pages
  • “Extract selection” from the panel
  • Unlimited exports

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Frequently asked questions

Can I delete pages from a PDF for free?

Yes. In the “Pages” panel, the trash icon on each thumbnail removes that page; the change is applied when you download the PDF, within the free plan’s 20 exports a day. You can also use “Split PDF” with the pages you want to keep: it runs in your browser and doesn’t use any exports.

How do I extract just a few pages into a new PDF?

For free, with “Split PDF”: type the pages, for example “2, 5-7”, and choose “A single PDF with the chosen pages”. With Premium you can also do it from the panel: turn on selection (☑), tick the pages and press “Extract selection”.

Can I merge two PDFs?

Yes. “Merge PDF” combines two or more documents into one, in the order you choose, for free and without the files leaving your browser. Open it from “Tools” in the editor or from the home page.

What happens to my edits if I move a page?

They go with the page: move it or rotate it, and the edited text stays in the same spot on that page. If you duplicate it, only the original keeps your edits.

Is my PDF sent to a server?

While you rotate or delete pages, nothing leaves your browser; when you download the PDF with those changes, it travels to our server, is processed in memory and is discarded as soon as that is done. “Merge PDF”, “Split PDF” and “Blank page” run entirely in your browser. “Extract selection” does use the server, with the same handling.

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