In this article, you will learn
- which prerequisites are required for this Fixup, and
- how to apply this Fixup.
1. Introduction
The Fixup Remove Empty Pages is available in the Workflow. The purpose of this Fixup is to remove all blank pages from a multipage file.
2. General
The Fixup Remove Empty Pages can be used to remove empty pages from a file, thereby eliminating unnecessary pages within the document.
You can find this Fixup on the tab Data Preparation of an Article, Order or Production Job by:
- entering the name of the Fixup in the area Filter,
- activating the option Page in the area Category,
- activating the option Delete in the area Action,
- activating the option Empty Page in the area Property.
3. Description
This Fixup can be used to delete empty pages located anywhere within the file. This minimizes the number of pages in the document, reducing it to the essentials.
Pages that contain no printable objects within the TrimBox are recognized as blank pages. Registration Marks located on a blank page to identify the TrimBox are ignored, and the page is still recognized as blanc.
3.1. Prerequisites and Functionality
For the Fixup to perform as intended, the following requirements must be met:
- There is at least one blank page within the multipage print file.
- Pages that contain only Print Marks are also removed.
Figure 1: The dialog of the Fixup Remove Empty Pages
No further options can be selected!
3.2. Before/After
To experiment with this function, refer to the sample file "Sample_Remove empty pages.pdf". The file consists of four pages. Print Items are on the first and third pages, while the second and fourth pages are empty.
After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Remove empty pages_End.pdf" is created. The four-page document is now a two-page document with the empty pages removed.
Figure 2: Left: Original file; Right: Edited file from which two empty pages have been removed
Article update: Workflow 1.20.0 – 03/2025