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Split-OfficePdf

Module PSWriteOffice
Inputs
None
Outputs
System.IO.FileInfo
Source
SplitOfficePdfCommand.cs:22 Edit on GitHub

Splits a PDF into page, range, count, or bookmark files.

Syntax

Split-OfficePdf [-BookmarkName <String[]>] [-ByBookmark] [-IgnorePermissionRestrictions] [-IndexWidth <Int32>] [-OutputDirectory] <String> [-PadIndex] [-PageRange <String[]>] [-PagesPerDocument <Int32>] [-Password <String>] [-Path] <String> [-Prefix <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Parameter set: All Parameter Sets

Guides & Samples

Authored walkthroughs and practical samples linked to this command.

  • Migrate from PSWritePDF to PSWriteOffice Guide

    Replace legacy PSWritePDF and iText-based scripts with maintained OfficeIMO PDF commands for authoring, extraction, forms, and merge.

  • Automate PDF Workflows Guide

    Author, inspect, combine, annotate, sign, preflight, optimize, redact, and extract PDF files. Includes examples and cmdlet links.

  • Merge, Split, and Reorder PDF Pages Guide

    Combine PDF files, normalize page sizes, split by page count, range, or bookmarks, and copy, move, or remove selected pages.

Examples

Authored help example

Split a PDF into page files.

$pages = Split-OfficePdf -Path .\Examples\Documents\Combined.pdf -OutputDirectory .\Examples\Documents\Pages -Prefix 'combined-page'
$pages | Select-Object Name, Length

Creates one output PDF for each page and returns the written files.

Parameters

-BookmarkName String[] optionalaliases: Bookmark, BookmarkTitle
Create one PDF for each supplied bookmark title.
-ByBookmark SwitchParameter optional
Create one PDF for every readable bookmark when -BookmarkName is not supplied.
-IgnorePermissionRestrictions SwitchParameter optional
After successful password authentication, explicitly ignore owner-imposed assembly restrictions.
-IndexWidth Int32 optional
Pad numeric split names to this explicit width.
-OutputDirectory String requiredposition: 1
Output directory.
-PadIndex SwitchParameter optional
Pad numeric split names to the width required by the source page count.
-PageRange String[] optionalaliases: PageRanges, Range
Create one PDF for each supplied page range or selection, such as 1-3 or 1,3.
-PagesPerDocument Int32 optional
Create one PDF for each consecutive group with this many pages.
-Password String optional
Password used to open an encrypted PDF.
-Path String requiredposition: 0aliases: FilePath
Input PDF path.
-Prefix String optional
Output file prefix.

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.