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Deleting Pages

You can delete pages from within a document, either individual pages or all the pages in a document. Deleting pages will remove the page images, associated text, and annotations on those pages (but not annotations on other pages). Deleting pages has no other effect on the document; all other information associated with the document will remain intact.

When pages are deleted, and the recycle bin is active, they are moved to the recycle bin, an intermediary hold area created to prevent permanent deletion. If the recycle bin is disabled, page deletion is immediate and permanent.

Once a page is in the recycle bin, you can restore it unless it has been permanently purged, by an administrator or on a schedule. If a page was deleted and then its parent document was later deleted, you will need to restore the parent document in order to restore the page. When the parent document is deleted and purged, any pages from that document that are also in the recycle bin will be purged with it. If you have been granted the appropriate rights, you can also permanently purge deleted pages yourself. You can also view all the pages and electronic files deleted from a particular document, and purge or restore them.

For information about reviewing, restoring or purging pages in the recycle bin, see Recycle Bin.

To delete one or more pages

  1. Open the document from which you want to delete pages in the Document Viewer.
  2. Display the Thumbnails Pane.
  3. Select the page or pages you want to delete. To select all pages, select at least one page and press CTRL+A.
  4. Perform one of the following:
    • Press the DELETE key.
    • Open the File menu and select Delete Pages.
    • Right-click and select Delete.

Note: You may be prompted to provide a reason for deletion. See Reasons for Deletion, Export, and Printing for more information.

Note: Whether an item is permanently deleted or moved to the recycle bin when you delete it depends on whether the recycle bin is activated.

To view pages deleted from a document

Note: You can only view pages deleted from a document if the recycle bin is active.

  1. Select the document in the contents pane of the folder browser.
  2. Right-click the document and select Recycled Items, or open the Tasks menu and select Recycled Items.
  3. The Recycled Items dialog box will open and display pages and electronic files deleted from this document.
  4. Optional: Restore deleted items by right-clicking them and selecting Restore, or purge them by right-clicking and selecting Purge.

Note: Whether you can view and purge the deleted files in a document depends on what rights you have been granted.

To delete a document page

  1. Display the thumbnails of the document containing the page you want to delete.
  2. Select the thumbnail of the page you want to delete and do one of the following:
    • Press the DELETE key.
    • From the File menu, select Delete.
    • Right-click it and select Delete.
    • Drag and drop it on top of the recycle bin in the Folder Pane.

    Note: You can select multiple pages at a time to delete by holding CTRL while selecting pages.

  3. When prompted, click Yes to either permanently delete the item or move it to the recycle bin, depending on your repository's settings.

Note: You may be prompted to provide a reason for deletion. See Reasons for Deletion, Export, and Printing for more information.

Note: Whether an item is permanently deleted or moved to the recycle bin when you delete it depends on whether the recycle bin is activated.

To view pages deleted from a document

Note: You can only view pages deleted from a document if the recycle bin is active.

  1. Select the document in the contents pane of the folder browser.
  2. Right-click the document and select Recycled Items, or open the File menu and select Recycled Items.
  3. The Recycled Items dialog box will open and display pages and electronic files deleted from this document.
  4. Optional: Restore deleted items by right-clicking them and selecting Restore, or purge them by right-clicking and selecting Purge.

Note: Whether you can view and purge the deleted files in a document depends on what rights you have been granted.

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