Split Word Document

Todd

It is easy to attach .pdfs to emails, definitely easier than Pages files. It can even be done with Services, particularly as Snow Leopard has cleaned up the way Services get used now.

It should be possible to create a batching method using Applescript and/or Automator whereby the entire process could be handled from whoa to go. I would think that might be worth spending a little time or money on.

I'd look at a FileMaker or Bento solution for this as well. Databases are really built for this cut, dicing and distributing of individual files. This is really a patch up.

Peter

Todd

Just open the Word document in Pages and copy and paste the parts you want into other Pages documents.

If the original file can be broken up into sections the sections can be cut and pasted from the thumbnails side drawer into the side drawer of other Pages documents speeding up the process.

Peter

Todd,

You can open the Word doc in Pages and then save off parts of the Pages doc in separate Pages files.

View the Thumbnails. Copy and Paste Thumbnails from the parent Pages document to New Pages docs then Save.

Jerry

I looked at that Todd.

How do you work out where the splits are to be?

Is each exactly one page? If so you should be able to insert a section break where there is a page break, with a search and replace, then work on an AppleScript to save off each page individually or print it to pdf.

If .pdf files are acceptable then print the lot off to a .pdf and split that.

Why are all the reports in one Word file?

Peter

Then export to .pdf will be quickest and easiest.

Open it in *Acrobat Pro*.

+Menu > Document > Split Document… > Numbers of Pages > Maximum 1+

Nominate which folder you want to export to.

The files will be named *Original File Name_Part1.pdf* etc

You can then use an application like Renamer4Mac to rename the files how you would like them or use an Automator action to do the same or with more work append the student name to each file.

It seems to me this may be working on the horse after it has bolted.

Ideally you would want a sequential merge creating the files and possibly using the student name when it merges and saves. That definitely needs scripting and for that Yvan is your man.

Peter

Todd

See if you can get a demo of *Adobe CS4* or *Acrobat Pro* or try the Free Acrobat Reader download and see how much that can do (not a strong possibility there).

If you are studying or a teacher you should be able to get a very good educational discount.

Peter

Drop it.

As you are in school and that Tex is often used in educational area, I wrongly assumed that you may know it.
I'm not sure that installing it and learning it is a viable soluce to your problem.

In theory an AppleScript may be written to print the pages between firstWantedOne and lastWantedOne.
Alas, Pages doesn't take care of that and print every pages.

So my already written script which would be a soluce is useless at this time.
I must send a report to Apple.

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 28 août 2009 15:23:56

In Pages, Export your file as a pdf (Share>Export>PDF). Then open the Automator (Applications folder) select a custom workflow a and set up as below




"Get Specific Finder Item" is under Files and Folders, then click add and navigate to your saved pdf.

"PDF to Image" is under PDFs, select the folder to save to and if you want a custom name, otherwise it will name as "Original File Name-page#"

Then click Run in the upper right hand corner.

No, it's a script driving Pages (Like other ********* products, Word is not allowed to enter my home).

Seeing your late message, i discover that you may be satisfied by pictures of the pages.
Silly, I saw several tools doing that when I searched one cutting a PDF into several pages 😟

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 28 août 2009 19:12:19