Organize PDF Pages

Foxit PDF Editor allows subscribers to organize PDF files on the page level, including:

• Insert Pages
• Reorder Pages
• Rotate Pages
• Delete Pages
• Extract Pages
• Duplicate Pages
• Share Pages

Access Page Organization Mode

On the document pane, tap  on the toolbar at the top (on tablets) or  on the toolbar at the bottom (on phones) to open the Thumbnail window. Then tap Edit in the Thumbnail window to open the Organize Page window.

In the page organization mode, all the page thumbnails will be displayed in the Organize Page window, and a purple rectangle will be shown on the thumbnail to indicate the current page. You can also tap Annotated or Bookmarked to filter the annotated or bookmarked pages. From the Organize Page window, you can organize PDF pages with ease.

Insert Pages

Foxit PDF Editor allows subscribers to insert blank pages, PDF files, or images into an existing PDF file.

Insert Blank Pages

You can insert blank pages with the specified color, size, and orientation into an existing PDF file. The steps are as follows:

• In the Organize Page window, select the page after which you would like to insert blank pages.
• Tap  and choose Blank Page.
• Specify the following options as desired in the pop-up window:
  • The page background is set as blank by default. Change the background in the Page Style group, if necessary.
  • Tap Page Count to specify the number of blank pages that you want to insert.
  • Tap Page Size to select a page size.
  • Tap Page Color to select a background color for the blank pages.
  • Tap Orientation to specify the page orientation: Portrait or Landscape.
• Tap OK (iOS) or Done (Android).

Insert PDF Files

You can insert PDF files into an existing one with the following steps:

• In the Organize Page window, select the page after which you would like to insert PDF files.
• Tap  and choose Import.
• Select the PDF files that you want to insert, and tap Done to confirm your selection.

Insert Photos

Foxit PDF Editor allows subscribers to insert photos into an existing PDF file. You can select existing photos from your photo album, or directly take photos using the camera. The photos will be converted to PDF and inserted into the PDF file as PDF pages.

Insert Photos from Photo Album

• In the Organize Page window, select the page after which you would like to insert photos.
• Tap  and choose Gallery.
• Select the photos that you want to insert, and the photo will be converted to PDF and inserted after the selected page.

Insert Photos from Camera

• In the Organize Page window, select the page after which you would like to insert photos.
• Tapand choose Scan.
• Follow the steps in “Scan a Document” to take photos.
• After taking the photos, tap Done on the lower right corner, and the photos will be converted to PDF and inserted after the selected page.

Tip: If you do not select any page thumbnail before inserting the pages, the blank page, image, or PDF file will be inserted after the last page of the existing PDF by default. After insertion, you can reorder pages, if necessary.

Reorder Pages

• In the Organize Page window, select the page (s) that you want to move.
• Drag and drop the page (s) to a new location as desired.

Rotate Pages

You can rotate pages in 90-degree increments, either clockwise or anticlockwise. Changes are made to the page orientation and can be saved to the PDF file.

• In the Organize Page window, select the page (s) that you want to rotate. If you need to select all the pages, tap Select all on the toolbar at the top.
• Tap  to rotate the page (s) clockwise, or tap  to rotate the page (s) counterclockwise.

Delete Pages

• In the Organize Page window, select the page (s) that you want to delete.
• Tap , and confirm your operation.

Tip: Please note that the pages cannot be restored once deleted.

Extract Pages

Subscribers can extract selected pages and save them as a new PDF file. The steps are as follows:

• In the Organize Page window, select the page (s) that you want to extract.
• Tap .
• In the pop-up Extract window, specify the following options, and tap Save.
  • Specify the file name in the FILE NAME field.
  • Tap TAGS to add or update tags to the file. Please refer to “Edit Tag Dialog Box” for more information.
  • In the PATH group, choose a location to save the file, and tap Done.

Duplicate Pages

The Duplicate Pages feature allows you to copy pages within a PDF document.

• In the Organize Page window, select the page (s) that you want to duplicate.
• Tapto duplicate the selected page (s).
• Tap, and a blank thumbnail with purple background appears in the window. Drag the blank thumbnail to the destination in which you want to paste the duplicated pages, if necessary. Then tap on the blank thumbnail to paste the duplicated pages.

Share Pages

You can select certain pages in a PDF file to share them with others via the sharing platforms.

• In the Organize Page window, select the page(s) that you want to share.
• Tap  (iOS) or  (Android).
• Choose a sharing platform, and follow the onscreen instructions to share the page(s).

Tip: “Share Pages” feature allows you to share the selected pages using the sharing platform. If you need to share the whole document, please refer to ‘’Share the File‘’. 

Exit the Page Organization Mode

Once finished, you can select Done to exit the page organization mode, and tap Close to close the Thumbnail window.