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How to set the page order of a Photoshop PDF

Updated 12 November 2026

Page order in the PDF does not have to match your artboard layout. Drag the pages into order, and your PSD stays untouched.

Why order matters

Artboards are usually laid out on the canvas in the way that suits designing, not the way a client wants to read them. Moving artboards around just to change PDF page order risks breaking your layout.

Set the order in BoardPDF

1. Select the artboards you want in Photoshop.
2. Open Plugins, then BoardPDF.
3. Drag a thumbnail row up or down. You can also click a row and use the up and down buttons.
4. Check the page numbers. They follow the order of the ticked rows.
5. Untick any page you want to leave out. It stays in the list but is not exported.
6. Export. Your PDF follows exactly that order.

Good to know

• Your artboards and layers are never moved. Only the order in the panel changes.
• Click Sync after editing your artwork, or to bring back the current Photoshop selection.
• Clear all and Remove only empty the panel. They never delete artboards or layers.

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Questions

Does reordering change my PSD?

No. The original document is not edited, saved, closed, cropped or reordered.

Can I leave one artboard out?

Yes. Untick its row and it is skipped in the export.