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# PDF manipulation samples in JavaScript

Learn how to use thumbnail controls, perform page operations, assemble documents from multiple viewers, separate layers, and colors for enhanced document manipulation. Ideal for client-side PDF and Of

## Thumbnail controls

Shows how to use thumbnail controls for page manipulation of documents. Note that this is only enabled for client side PDF and Office documents.

<a href="https://sdk.apryse.com/samples/web/samples/pdf-manipulation/thumbnail-controls/" class="button primary">Launch demo</a><a href="/web/get-started/samples/thumbnail-controls.md" class="button primary">View source code</a>

## Page operations

Shows how to rotate/crop/add/delete page, change page order, insert blank pages and merge multiple documents.

<a href="https://sdk.apryse.com/samples/web/samples/pdf-manipulation/page-operations/" class="button primary">Launch demo</a><a href="/web/get-started/samples/page-operations.md" class="button primary">View source code</a>

## Document assembly from multiple viewers

Shows how to implement a dropzone to be able to drag and drop pages from multiple viewer instances.

<a href="https://github.com/ApryseSDK/webviewer-document-merge/" class="button primary">View source code</a>

## Layer separation

Shows how to get each layer's information. You can also show/hide specific layers.

<a href="https://sdk.apryse.com/samples/web/samples/pdf-manipulation/layer-separation/" class="button primary">Launch demo</a><a href="/web/get-started/samples/layer-separation.md" class="button primary">View source code</a>

## Color separation

Shows how to get each color's information. You can also show/hide specific colors.

<a href="https://sdk.apryse.com/samples/web/samples/pdf-manipulation/color-separation/" class="button primary">Launch demo</a><a href="/web/get-started/samples/color-separation.md" class="button primary">View source code</a>


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