A scanned PDF often arrives with problems: a blank page at the end, pages in the wrong order, or a page you should not share. You can fix all of these without installing anything.
What you can do
- Delete pages you do not want.
- Keep only certain pages and drop the rest.
- Reorder pages by listing them in the order you want.
- Reverse the document when a scan came out back to front.
Steps
- Open the Reorder and Delete PDF Pages tool.
- Add your PDF.
- Choose delete, keep only, or reverse.
- Type the page numbers.
- Press Make new PDF and download it.
The file is processed in your browser and is not uploaded.
How to reorder pages
Pick the option to keep only certain pages and type them in the order you want. For example, typing 3, 1, 2 creates a new PDF that starts with the original page 3, then 1, then 2. This is the simplest way to move a page to the front or back.
How to delete pages
Choose the delete option and list the pages to remove, such as 4 or 6-8. The rest stay in their original order. This is useful for:
- Blank pages from a double-sided scan.
- Cover sheets or fax pages.
- Pages with details the other person does not need.
Page numbers to use
Use the position in the PDF viewer, not the number printed on the paper. If your file has a cover with no number, page 1 in the file is still the cover. Open the PDF and count if you are unsure.
Fixing sideways pages
If some pages are rotated, correct them with the Rotate PDF tool, which can turn all pages or only selected ones. Do this before or after reordering.
Other related steps
- To take a few pages out into their own file, the Split PDF tool is more direct.
- To combine the cleaned file with others, use Merge PDF.
- To number the pages afterwards, use the page number tool.
Check before you send
Scroll through the new file. Confirm the page count, the order and that nothing important was removed. Save it under a new name and keep the original, so that you can start over if you made a mistake.