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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Robert. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The PDF might be protected. I suggest running it through a cracker, then trying again. My favorite cracker is at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://smallpdf.com/unlock-pdf">https://smallpdf.com/unlock-pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I don’t know if the site is accessible, though, as I’ve never checked. But it works well, removes passwords and watermarks and any other “protection” the publisher has attempted to deploy.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">p.s. for those who DON’T know, it is legal for us to crack PDFS or other protected materials in order to make accessible files for students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Susan Kelmer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Alternate Format Production Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Disability Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">303-735-4836<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Beach<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 17, 2018 6:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) <athen-list@u.washington.edu>; Alternate Media (altmedia@htclistserv.htctu.fhda.edu) <altmedia@htclistserv.htctu.fhda.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] breaking a PDF file<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry for the cross post, but I think both lists have folks who can help here.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I received a textbook from a publisher that is one large PDF file. I want to break it into chapters, but I keep getting an error. We select the pages for the front materials, tell Acrobat pro XI to extract pages, then we get an error 15
and Acrobat says it can’t do it. We also tried with just the index, but the same thing happens. If we try extracting just a page or two, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also tried saving the file to a new file and working with it. I got the same results. I tried working from a flash drive, the network drive and a local hard drive.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve never had this much trouble extracting pages in a PDF file before, and I’ve worked with much larger files. Can anybody give me an idea what is going on?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Robert Lee Beach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">7250 State Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Kansas City, KS 66112<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Phone: 913-288-7671<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Email: <a href="mailto:rbeach@kckcc.edu">
rbeach@kckcc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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