How can I change the position of the rulers (zero point) to the beginning of the trim box instead of the mediabox in Acrobat DC?

[jelled6788610]

How can I change the position of the rulers (zero point) to the beginning of the trim box instead of the mediabox in Acrobat DC?

[Dave__M]

One does have a bit of control over the rulers in Preferences>Units & Guides (but not much!).

I don't know if this will help your scenario, but I hope so!  I know this will shift the Layout Grid, and that may or may help you.

My best,

Dave

[jelled6788610]

Thanks fr your suggestion, but... There should be a button to set the offset to the beginning of the trim box... That would be much better. All other programs work this way like in InDesign or you can simply adjust the position of the rulers zero point... but not in Acrobat. This should be fixed by Adobe.

Now you have to "know" or find out the position of the trim box at each different pdf-file and alter the measurements in the preferences.

We inspect several different kind of pdf-files on a daily basis.

[Abambo]

Please feel free to make a request to add that feature: Feature Request/Bug Report Form .

[Stephen Marsh]

Try this script, the code can be simplified to only show specific page box info and the code can be changed for inches and rounding off, rounding to various decimal places etc.

Re: Checking Trim size Quickly

I think that you are referring to the media box (which could be set from the crop box) – and not the trim box. Page boxes can be a little confusing, here are two good guides:

Thinking outside the page box: a guide to PDF page boxes | Enfocus

The PDF page boxes: MediaBox, CropBox, BleedBox, TrimBox, ArtBox

P.S. I forgot to mention to double check your preferences/page display to always show document page sizes, which will then be visible in the lower left of the document window:

[jelled6788610]

Yes, but that is the size of the mediumbox; not of the trim box.

I also implemented the script; it helps a little bit but only to the page that is visible, not the whole document and I can't leave it open for other pages to show the box sizes. I have to klick on ok before I can move to another page etc.

[Stephen Marsh · Accepted solution]

I was not sure if you really meant trimbox or mediabox, as you mentioned moving the zero point in say InDesign, and in InDesign the the visible document page could be the mediabox if no bleed or slug is added, or it could be the trimbox if there was bleed or slug.

Yes, the script has limitations, it was originally intended for Acrobat Reader users that don’t have all of the prepress tools found in Acrobat Pro.

I do have a solution for you that I hope you like:

Using the print production tools > preflight > single check > options > create check it is possible to report on all of the trimbox info from multiple pages in a single floating panel.