Remove old page numbers before a new filing
Old case PDF numbers still sit on the scan. Cover them yourself, with a box you draw, before the new filing gets its own running number.
Watch Remove page numbers
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Use it when
The old number is still part of the scan. Cover it before the new filing gets its own running number.
- The old book already has numbers.A corner, a footer, or a stamp from the last filing is still visible on the page.
- The new filing needs a clean page.You will add a fresh running number afterwards. The old number has to be covered first, or the two numbers will sit on top of each other.
Steps
- 01Upload the PDFOpen Tools, then Remove page numbers. Upload the file that carries the old numbers.
- 02Turn a sideways pageIf a page is on its side, rotate it until the writing is upright. You can also drag pages into order here. Then click “Continue to remove numbers”. That locks this view before you draw.
- 03Draw the boxDrag a box over the old number. Fit it to the number and leave the rest of the page clear. Case PDF does not find the number for you. The cover starts white. If the paper is not white, click Eyedropper and click the paper so the cover matches. Click White if you want the cover white again.
- 04Set the pagesEach box appears in the Applied list, with the page it sits on. When the number is in the same place on many pages, type a range such as 1-20. Case PDF puts that same box on each page in the range. Remove a box you do not want.
- 05DownloadDownload stays off until at least one box is applied. The file name ends with “_stripped” unless you change it.
Expected output
The download is the same scan, with a flat rectangle over each old number you boxed. The rectangle is white, or the paper colour you picked. The rest of the page is unchanged. The number is hidden under the rectangle.
This file does not carry the new running number. Add that next with Page numbers, once the old numbers are covered.