Crop Pages

Cropping a PDF removes unwanted margins, white space, or irrelevant content from the edges of pages, producing a cleaner, more focused document. This is commonly used to trim scanned pages that have large borders, remove headers or footers before repurposing content, or resize pages to a specific display area.

The crop tool works by setting a CropBox on each page — a rectangle that defines the visible area. Content outside the CropBox is hidden from view in all standard PDF readers. You define the crop rectangle visually by dragging handles on a live page preview, so you can see exactly what will be kept before applying.

You can apply the same crop dimensions to all pages in one operation, which is ideal for consistently scanned documents. For documents where page content varies — such as mixed portrait and landscape pages — each page can be cropped individually with its own settings.

After cropping, consider running the file through the Compress PDF tool to reduce the overall file size. For documents that will be printed, check the output in print preview to ensure the crop margins align with the required paper size and bleed settings.