Problems placing PDF in Illustrator

Question

I'm using Acrobat version 24.004.20272 and Illustrator 2021 version 25.4.8. I have a PDF file of a logo and when opened in Acrobat it is the logo on an 8.5 x 11 page. In Acrobat, I crop the file to just the logo 3.41 x 2.01 and save the file. When in Illustrator I place the PDF file, it still shows logo inside of an 8.5 x 11 border. I have tried ungrouping, release mask and expand and nothing changes. I'm not sure what else I can do except open the file in Photoshop and save it as a PDF from there. Any idea what would be causing this to happen? The placed file shows no security settings in Acrobat. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

John

jodmcc49 · Accepted Answer

Thanks for the quick reply Monika,It didn't occur to me that it might be an Illustrator file saved as a PDF. Was able open the file and change the artboard size.Thanks again!

Monika Gause · Answer

Which problem do you want to solve with editing in Photoshop?Why not open the logo in Illustrator, make the artboard smaller and then export the PDF?

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