The Preview app in macOS lets you consider , lookup , mark , and do other actions on PDF data file . But if you just need a new PDF with specific pages , you do n’t have to mess around around much at all .
View Thumbnails in Preview
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With the PDF open , chooseView > Thumbnailsif it ’s not already show in the sidebar .
Select the pages you want
In the sidebar , tap the varlet you want . If you want to select multiple pages , hold the fracture key when you select the Thomas Nelson Page .
Go to the Print dialog
ChooseFile > Print .
Instead of choosing Print , you could also at this stage just drag the pages to the Finder onto the Desktop or into a folder at this stage , too , if you do n’t need to give the excerpted page or paginate a name , preview your extract , or set other option from the Print dialog .
Selected Page
In the Pages area of the Print dialog , clickSelected PageorSelected Pages in Sidebar .
Save as PDF
From the PDF bug out - up menu at the bottom center of the dialog , chooseSave as PDF .
Change the PDF name
Preview automatically fills in the current PDF ’s name . To avoid overwriting that file , enter a young descriptive name and clickSave .
This Mac 911 article is in reply to a question submitted by Macworld reader Teresa .
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