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PDF Cut & Stack Guide

Split spreads, preserve the original layout and prepare centred, print-ready pages.

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Turn PDF spreads into clean individual pages

Scanned books and print layouts often contain a left and right page on one PDF sheet. PDF Cut & Stack separates those spreads and previews the crop and final output size before creating the PDF.

Recommended workflow

1. Upload and inspect
Open the PDF and use the full-page preview to inspect the left and right content.
2. Split the spread
Choose Split source into 2 pages and select the required number of frames.
3. Detect text and objects
Auto-detect reads the visible text, photos, logos and other objects in each page column. Selected frames are normalised to the same size.
4. Adjust matching frames
Drag a crop frame when needed. A purple dashed guide shows the matching frame size while you resize.
5. Choose the finished output
Choose the output sheet or custom size. The light-pink guide previews it: use blank space to keep the crop centred, or Stretch to fill to fill the page.

Why this helps

The workflow keeps each split page consistent and lets you verify the crop, final paper size and blank area before generating the PDF.

Frequently asked questions

Choose Split source into 2 pages, choose the number of frames, review the crop frames in preview and generate the output.

It detects visible text and objects such as photos, logos and drawings inside each selected page column. The detected frames use the same size.

Drag a frame on the preview. A purple dashed guide shows the other frame’s width and height, so you can match it while resizing.

It previews the selected finished output size around the crop. With blank space, the crop stays centred. With Stretch to fill, the crop fills the selected output size.

Yes. Generate Split & Resize PDF creates each split page at the selected output size, using the selected blank-centred or stretch-to-fill mode.

How is this guide helpful?

It helps print teams split book spreads consistently, preserve original artwork size and prepare pages for custom paper without unwanted stretching.

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