In this article, you will learn
- which prerequisites are required for this Fixup, and
- how to apply this Fixup.
1. Introduction
The Fixup Delete Pages is available in the Workflow. The purpose of this Fixup is to delete selected pages of a Multipage file with all the objects on them.
2. General
Use the Fixup Delete Pages to delete selected pages from a Multipage document. Find out more about the possible options for theinfput field Pages in the information window next to the input field.
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.
3. Description
Use this Fixup to delete selected pages in a Multipage document. To delete a specific page, enter the respective page number or page range.
3.1. Prerequisites and Functionality
For the Fixup to perform as intended, the following requirement must be met:
- The document consists of several pages.
Figure 1: The dialog of the Fixup Delete Pages
Use the following option to delete pages:
- Pages [1] – in the input field enter which pages should be deleted. The info box [2] provides examples of how to enter the page selection. The following entries can have an impact on the page selection:
- 8 – page 8 is deleted
- 1-6 – pages 1 to 6 are deleted
- -3-1 – the last 3 pages are deleted
- even – all even pages are deleted
- odd – all odd pages are deleted
- 1-5,8,13-16 – pages 1 to 5, page 8 as well as page 13 to 16 are deleted
Absolute Page Number
The page number given in this Fixup refers to the absolute page number and not to the relative page number found in the pagination of a Multipage document.
3.2. Before/After
To experiment with this function, refer to the sample file "Sample_Delete Pages.pdf". There are 6 pages in the file. Pages 2 and 3 should be deleted.
After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Delete Pages_End.pdf" is created. Pages 2 and 3 were deleted. The values from Figure 1 were used.
Figure 2: Left: Original file; Right: Edited file where the two pages were deleted
Artikel update: Workflow 1.20.0 – 04/2025