ARTS PDF SPLIT, MERGE 2.2 User Manual
ARTS PDF
Split & Merge
Lite™
Version 2.2
ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ User Guide
Contents
Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 3
2. SETUP .......................................................................................................... 4
2.1. System Requirements................................................................................ 4
2.2. Installation............................................................................................... 4
2.3. Activation................................................................................................. 5
2.4. Registration.............................................................................................. 6
2.5. Uninstalling ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ ................................................... 6
3. USING ARTS PDF SPLIT & MERGE LITE™.......................................................... 8
3.1. Starting ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ ........................................................ 8
3.2. Menu....................................................................................................... 9
3.3. Toolbar.................................................................................................... 9
4. SPLITTING PDF FILES................................................................................... 10
4.1. Split into files of n pages...........................................................................11
4.2. Split by bookmarks...................................................................................12
4.3. Split by page range ..................................................................................13
4.4. General splitting options............................................................................15
4.5. Destination folder and filename settings ......................................................15
5. MERGING FILES............................................................................................ 17
5.1. Adding Files or Folders..............................................................................18
5.1.1. Merge Options ............................................................................................. 18
5.2. Using a control file ...................................................................................19
5.3. Saving the merged file..............................................................................21
6. BATCH PROCESSING...................................................................................... 22
7. CUSTOMIZE A TOOLBAR BUTTON...................................................................... 24
8. TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................... 26
8.1. Frequently Asked Questions.......................................................................26
8.2. Forum ....................................................................................................27
8.3. Updates..................................................................................................27
8.4. Maintenance............................................................................................28
8.5. Technical Support .................................................................................... 29
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Introduction
1. Introduction
ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ 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 and bookmarks. The merge functionality lets you quickly sort and then combine a collection
of files into a PDF document.
Summary of Features
• Split into files of n pages - split into files containing n pages per file
• Split by bookmarks - split files based on bookmark hierarchy
• Split by page ranges - split individual pages and page ranges
• Merge files - merge files or folders of PDF files together into a single file
Demo Limitations
The demo version has a 30 day evaluation period and places a watermark on every page processed
by the product. There are no functional limitations to the features found in the demo version.
Enhanced features which appear disabled are only accessible if you have ARTS PDF
Aerialist™ or ARTS PDF Aerialist™ Professional installed (both of these products
incorporate the features found in ARTS PDF Split & Merge Plus™).
Advanced Splitting Features
ARTS PDF Aerialist™ and ARTS PDF Aerialist™ Professional contain advanced splitting features
in addition to all the features found within ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™. ARTS PDF Aerialist™
and ARTS PDF Aerialist™ Professional have:
• the ability to split by page marks
• enhanced page range splitting (odd and even)
• complex file naming
• ability to expand local bookmark expansion
• ability to import and export page marks into and from a tab delimited text file
• intelligent updating of bookmarks, links and named destinations.
For more information, please visit the ARTS PDF website.
ARTS PDF Aerialist™:
ARTS PDF Aerialist™ Professional:
http://www.artspdf.com/arts_pdf_aerialist.asp.
http://www.artspdf.com/arts_pdf_aerialist_pro.asp.
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Setup
2. Setup
2.1. System Requirements
Windows
• Intel® Pentium® processor or equivalent
• For Acrobat 5.0 users: Microsoft Windows 98 SE, ME, Microsoft® Windows NT®
Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 2,
Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
• For Acrobat 6.0 users: Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Microsoft® Windows NT®
Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 2,
Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
• For Acrobat 7.0 users: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows
XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
• 64MB of RAM (128MB recommended)
• 50MB of available hard-disk space
• 1,024x768 screen resolution
• Adobe® Acrobat® 5.0 or later. Batch processing is only supported in Acrobat 5,
Acrobat 6 Professional and Acrobat 7 Professional.
Macintosh
• PowerPC® G3 processor
• Mac OS X v.10.2.2 or higher
• 64MB of RAM
• 50MB of available hard-disk space
• 1,024x768 screen resolution
• Adobe® Acrobat® 5.0 or later. Batch processing is only supported in Acrobat 5,
Acrobat 6 Professional and Acrobat 7 Professional.
For technical support queries, please consult the
or vist the ARTS PDF website at
http://www.artspdf.com/support.asp.
Troubleshooting section of this manual
2.2. Installation
You may have received this software on either CD-ROM or as a downloaded file.
Macintosh (CD-ROM)
To install from a CD-ROM:
1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running.
2. Insert the CD-ROM.
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3. Open the CD and double click the Install file.
4. Navigate to ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite.
5. Click install.
6. Follow the prompts to install ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™.
Macintosh (.hqx)
If you downloaded ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™, to install:
1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running.
2. Decompress the distribution file provided.
3. Execute the installation file.
4. Follow the prompts to install ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™.
Windows (CD-ROM)
To install from a CD-ROM:
1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running.
2. Insert the CD-ROM.
3. If the CD-ROM does not automatically start, navigate to the CD in Windows
Explorer and execute the Windows Installer.exe file.
4. Navigate to ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite.
5. Click Install.
6. Follow the prompts to install ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™.
Windows (.exe)
If you downloaded ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™, to install:
1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running.
2. Execute the installation file provided.
3. Follow the prompts to install ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™.
2.3. Activation
If you have the demo version of ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ installed, act ivate the full
version using the following steps:
1. In Acrobat select ‘Help > About 3
2. Ensure you have a valid serial. To obtain a valid serial you must purchase the
product:
a. Select the ‘Register’ tab page and click on ‘Buy Now’ to purchase the full
version.
b. After your purchase has been confirmed, you will receive an email containing
your serial number.
3. Select the ‘Register’ tab page and click on ‘Activate’.
4. Enter your license details, includin g y our serial number, and click “OK”.
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2.4. Registration
ARTS PDF provide the option of registering your copy of ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™
online. Online registration allows you to protect your serial number. In the event you
lose or misplace your serial, we can locate and provide your serial to you on request.
Registered customers will also receive important upgrade information and notification of
product updates.
1. After activating your copy of ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ you will be prompted
to register online. Do one of the following:
• Click “Now” to register your product online
• Click “Later” to register at a later stage. After entering your license
details, you can register your product anytime by clicking on the “Register
Now” button of the Register tab.
2. When registering your product, complete the online form and click “Submit
Registration”.
3. You only need register your product with us once.
To manually register your ARTS PDF product, please visit our online registration page,
http://www.artspdf.com/register.asp.
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2.5. Uninstalling ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™
Macintosh
To install on a Macintosh platform:
1. Execute the installati on file
2. To continue with uninstalling ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ you must accept the
software license agreement.
3. Select the application ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ was installed under (either
Acrobat 5 or Acrobat 6) and click ‘Open’.
4. From the drop down menu, select the ‘Uninstall’ item.
Alternatively, to uninstall:
1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running.
2. Locate the folder containing Acrobat plug-ins.
For example when installed on Acrobat 6.0, typically files can be found in Drive:
Applications: Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional: ARTS PDF Plug-ins: ARTS PDF Split
& Merge
3. Delete the ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lit e™ files.
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You must be connected to the Internet.
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If you installed ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite from a CD-ROM, insert the CD, launch the Install file, navigate
to ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite and click install (you can choose to uninstall at a later time).
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Setup
Windows
To install on a Windows platform:
1. Verify that Adobe Acrobat is not running.
2. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
3. Open Add/Remove Programs.
4. Select ‘ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite 2.2’ from the menu.
5. Click ‘Add/Remove’.
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Using ARTS PDF Split & Merge
3. Using ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™
ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ consists of a collection of splitting methods and one merging
function: Split into files of n pages, Split by bookmarks, Split by page range, and Merge files/folder.
3.1. Starting ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™
To start the merge function:
1. Start Adobe Acrobat.
2. Click on the ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ ‘Merge Files’ toolbar button or menuitem to begin using the merge function.
To start the split function:
3. Start Adobe Acrobat.
4. Choose File > Open.
5. Browse to the PDF document you want to open and click Open.
6. Opening a PDF document will en able all the functions on the ARTS PDF Split &
Merge Lite™ toolbar and menu-items.
7. Click on the ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ ‘Split F ile’ toolbar button or menuitem to begin using the split function.
For any difficulties starting up ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™, please consult the
Troubleshooting section of this manual or visit the ARTS PDF website at
http://www.artspdf.com/support.asp.
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Using ARTS PDF Split & Merge
3.2. Menu
ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ can be accessed from the Plug-ins > ARTS PDF Split &
Merge Lite menu.
Figure 1. The ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ menu
3.3. Toolbar
ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ can be accessed from the ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™
toolbar.
Merge Files Split File
Figure 2. The ARTS PDF Split & Merge Lite™ toolbar
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