Do you need to know how to count pages in multiple PDF files?
Perhaps it's part of your billing process, tallying up the number of pages you've worked on for a client. Or maybe you just need to check how much paper you'll need to print a batch of documents.
Whether you're looking for a straightforward browser method, or you're confident working with JavaScript in Acrobat DC, we've got you covered. Read on to learn how to count pages across several different PDF documents.
If you have a licence for Adobe Acrobat DC then you can use JavaScript to count the pages in your PDFs. It's a little on the technical side, but if you follow the steps below you'll be fine.
Don't worry if you don't have Acrobat DC, just skip to the next section for a free, easy method that doesn't require Acrobat.
Of course, the method outlined above is only useful if you have Acrobat DC. It also requires a level of technical confidence that not everyone has. If you're not comfortable using JavaScript, then this simpler method is perfect for you.
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This final option shows you how to count pages in multiple PDF files without an additional tool. It's a simple method that works in all the major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.) It's definitely slower than the methods outlined above. It's also tricky to make sure you haven't missed a document making your page count inaccurate.
Despite that, it's an effective workaround for counting up pages across several documents. You don't need any special software because it works in whatever browser you normally use.
A basic, low-tech way to get a combined page today for several PDFs.
What program counts the number of pages in a PDF?
UPDF offers an easy way to count the pages in a PDF. Simply opening the file will display the page count clearly at the top of the page. It also shows the page count in the 'Recent' list on opening UPDF, so you don't need to open your most recently used documents to check. If you need to count pages in multiple PDFs, you can achieve that quickly by merging them into a single document and checking the combined page count.
How can I tell how many pages a PDF has without opening it?
The first method in this article shows you how to count the pages in a PDF without opening it. In brief, you use the Action Wizard to create an action with a custom command using the two JavaScript snippets detailed above. Then it's a simple matter of running the action on the files or folders you want to count.
How do you count pages in multiple Word documents?
You can do this through Windows File Explorer. Add all the Word documents you want to check into a single folder to make the process easier.
So, now you know how to count pages in multiple PDF files. You've got three bulk PDF page counter options ranging from the more technical Acrobat method to the simple but slow browser method.
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