ARTS PDF Split & Merge™ is an Adobe® Acrobat® plug-in for splitting and merging batches of PDF files. The split functionality lets you split one or more PDF files based on page groups, page ranges, bookmarks and page marks. The merge functionality lets you quickly sort and then combine a collection of PDF documents.

The PDF Store Support Team recommends that users interested in purchasing ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite should first evaluate ARTS PDF Aerialist - which includes ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite technology. For just $499.00, ARTS PDF Aerialist provides you with splitting, merging, bookmarking, linking and stamping functionality, and represents amazing value.

Note: Please review the Platform and Product Requirements and the Limitations of the Evaluation version before downloading or purchasing this product. Annual Maintenance is available for this product.

Feature Summary

• Split by n Pages
• Split by Page Marks (Aerialist only)
• Split by Bookmarks (Aerialist enhanced)
• Split by Page Ranges (Aerialist enhanced)
• Retain Links - Updating Navigational Elements (Aerialist only)
• Merge PDF Files (Aerialist enhanced)
• Batch Processing

Major Features in Depth

Split by n Pages. Split PDF files into a set of PDFs with each containing a specific number of pages. For example, choosing to split a 30 page PDF into five page PDFs will produce six PDFs.

Split by Page Marks (Aerialist only). Use the Page Marks toolbar buttons to visually highlight sections of a PDF to split. Use them to name the files to be split and to add document info to them, including Title, Subject, Author and Keywords.

Split by Bookmarks (Aerialist enhanced). Use the bookmark hierarchy and bookmark levels to determine how to split your PDF files. This can be particularly useful when bookmarks are based on the sections and structure of your PDFs. When splitting ARTS PDF Split & Merge uses the bookmark text to form the file names of the resulting PDFs.

• ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite lets you split your PDFs based on first level bookmarks.
• ARTS PDF Aerialist lets you split your PDFs based on any range of bookmark levels. For example, if your chapters and headings were all level 2 and 3 bookmarks, and you wanted to created a separate PDF file based on these sections, setting the levels as 2 to 3 would generate the correct splitting process.

Split by Page Ranges (Aerialist enhanced). Combine the use of parameters in the Split by Page Range feature to perform splitting processes that let you:

• Split individual pages into new file/s
• Split page ranges into new file/s
• Combine pages and pages ranges
• Separate page ranges into separate output files
• Extract unwanted pages
• Use overlapping page ranges to create multiple files
• Split into odd and even pages (Aerialist)
• Reverse page order (Aerialist)

Retain Links - Updating Navigational Elements (Aerialist only). A common problem when splitting PDF files is that most of the connections between the links and their end points are broken because they are no longer located in the same PDF file or because the pages have been rearranged. The advanced Update navigation elements feature updates all these links in bookmarks, links and destinations, ensuring all links are maintained.

• A destination (or named destination) is a link represented by text in the Destinations palette. The destination represents the end point or the target of the link using the destination. Users often use destinations because the end point location and page view are set and are not affected when a file's pages are increased, decreased or reordered. Destinations are normally broken when the link and its destination (or end point) get split into separate files.
• A bookmark or link often links to a page number, rather than a destination, which makes it even easier for links and bookmarks to point to the wrong location when making changes to the pages in a PDF.

Merge PDF Files (Aerialist enhanced). Merge large PDF document collections together. By using the properties of the files you want to merge, it's easy to order your files prior to adding them to the merge list -- making it much easier to manage when trying to merge a large amount of PDFs. Once you've added your PDFs to the merge list, you can edit the order and page ranges you want to include in the merge.

• ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite - supports up to 100 files at a time.
• ARTS PDF Aerialist - supports an unlimited number of files per process.

Batch Processing. Use the Split command to process batches of PDF files. Adobe Acrobat comes with its own Batch Processing tool that allows you to setup simple processes by combining a series of Commands. ARTS PDF Split & Merge adds the split command, meaning you can combine these with Acrobat's built in commands to process large batches of PDFs. To create a batch process, open Acrobat 5 and go to File > Batch Processing > Edit Batch Processes.

Platform and Product Requirements

• Windows 98SE, NT 4.0, ME, 2000, XP, Vista
• Macintosh OS 9 or later
• Adobe Acrobat 5.0/6.0/7.0./8.0/9.0. For Macintosh (Adobe Acrobat 8 & Adobe Acrobat 9 users), please make sure you select Macintosh (Adobe Acrobat 8 or Adobe Acrobat 9) in the platform option.
• Will not work with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader

Limitations of the Evaluation version.

• A watermark is placed on all output files.
• A 30-day evaluation limit applies.

Annual Maintenance

Annual Maintenance for ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite includes free updates, phone and e-mail support and priority status for all issues related to ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite. To purchase an annual maintenance subscription, simply choose the appropriate licensing option when adding Split & Merge Lite to your shopping cart.