Split Large Files by Size or Page Count
You may need to split large files into smaller files to share or email the file. Government portals and cloud services may also set an upload limit on the maximum file size.
Whatever your need, TIFF Image Printer, Raster Image Printer, and PDF Image Printer all support splitting large documents. Splitting can be enabled simultaneously by file size, page count, or both. When using both, the split occurs at the first limit we hit, page count or size.
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Where to Enable File Splitting
File splitting limits are configured on the Save tab, at the bottom of the tab.
You can create multipage TIFF, PDF, or ZSoft DCX files when file splitting. The files are numbered in sequence as we create them. For instance, printing a fifteen-page report to TIFF Image Printer set to split at a limit of five pages, creates three output files:
- document_part0001.tif
- document_part0002.tif
- document_part0003.tif
Control File Naming When Splitting a Large File
The Filename Creator tab controls how to name the sequence of files using the File Split Part Number file part. This file part creates the file name using the filename and appending the text, _part, followed by the file number in the sequence, padded with up to three leading zeroes.
You can adjust the number padding and add or remove text before (prefix) or after (suffix) the file number. Changing the formatting updates the preview in the row header and at the top of the Filename Creator tab.
Creating a New Profile
Launch the TIFF Image Printer Dashboard from the desktop shortcut.
The Dashboard is your access to creating, copying, and editing profiles. It also gives quick access to product licensing, printer management, and help resources.
Select the Edit & Create Profiles tile to open the Profile Manager to create a new profile.
The Profile Manager lists all of your printer profiles. Click the Add a profile button to create a new profile, or start with a copy of an existing one. Name the profile, add a description, and click Save.
Set Output Type
Before changing settings, name your new profile and add a description so you will recognize this profile later.
On the Save Options tab, under Output Type and Color, drop the box next to Create, and select TIFF Multipaged (*.tif).
If you have our PDF Image Printer, choose Adobe PDF Multipaged (*.pdf) instead. Our Raster Image Printer users can select from TIFF Multipaged (*.tif), Adobe PDF Multipaged (*.pdf, or ZSoft DCX (*.dcx).
Set File Split Options
Under File Splitting, to split the file based on a size threshold, enable the first criteria, and set “Start a new file after” to your desired size value (ex. 10MB). To split the file based on a page count, enable the second criteria, and set “Start a new file after” to your desired page count (ex. 100 pages).
Changing the Split File Name Format
The Filename Creator tab shows the naming convention used when naming each file in your created sequence of smaller files. The file name part, File Split Part Number, controls the numbering. It defaults to add _part0001, _part0002, and so on to each subsequent file. You can add, change, or remove prefix and suffix text and control the number of digits in the file number.
Saving and Using Your New Profile
Save your new profile using the Save button in the upper left corner.
You can make this personal profile the default profile used by your image printer for conversion by changing the default profile for the printer in the Printer Management utility. See Changing the Default Printer Profile to learn more about configuring profiles for your printer and other printer management features.
