How do I change page size of an existing .pdf?

[rdmartin_1]

I have Adobe Acrobat  XI Pro on my Mac running 10.6.

How do I resize an existing .pdf document that is 20" x 40" down to 4" x 8"?

Thanks!

Bob

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Print it to a new PDF file with that page size...

[Bernd Alheit]

Jakehotep wrote:

Where is "change page size" in the Preflight tools?

Search for "scale pages" in the Preflight Tool.

[jonasa12363983]

YOU SAVED MY DAY!   Next beer is on me!

For everyone else: this works! You get to scale your PDF and keep your margins.

[Jakehotep]

Actually, my answer above (#44) works perfectly.  I just used it again today.

[try67]

There's one other way: Use a script to create a blank page the size you want and then use the Add Background option to "stamp" your PDF on the new page, scaling it down to fit it.

[Bill12]

One last option that might be what you want. Save the PDF as a TIFF or related graphic file. You will get a TIFF for each page. Then resize the TIFFs in a graphics package (not sure what to suggest on a MAC -- I use IrfanView on a PC) to reduce the image size. The open the images in Acrobat and make a single PDF from them. This may or may not do the job, but it might be worth a try. Philip is a long time MAC user and his advice is probably sound, though I have no clue since I do not have a MAC.

[rdmartin_1]

Bill - thanks.

As I mentioned above, I know how to use PhotoShop - I just want to have all the tools I need in one place rather than bounce back and forth between applications.

[Bill12]

With photoshop you might be able to use the object edit tool on each page to edit them in PS and not have to open separately. That might be useful.

[Phillip M Jones]

Graphic converter is ideal. It handes about 20 different file types.

[rdmartin_1]

Gilad - I'm intrigued by this idea but don't completely understand how to do it.

I created a 8 1/2" x 11" (100 ppi) TIF in PhotoShop then opened that up as a new PDF page in Acrobat. I went to Tools > Background > Add Background and opened up the dialog box. I imported the file I wanted to change the page size on but it came up blank. Clearly I am doing something wrong.

Is there a site or thread I could follow to figure this out?

Thanks!

[try67]

Maybe it's an issue with the TIF file you used for the original document...

Try using the Add Watermark command, and select the option to add the

watermark on top of the page's contents. However, if your goal is to

minimize the file size, I don't think this solution might be what you're

after.

[grantn78689838]

Glad someone else is experiencing the same problems as me.

I do have InDesign, but I can't open PDFs with it for some reason, so that's no good either. Short of opening each page in PS and spending an hour cropping each individual file, Idk what to do. Oh well.

[Zebideedoodah]

Don't mean to sound dim, but why can't you just set the output page size to letter/A4 and choose Shrink To Printable Area/Fit To Printable Area in the Print dialogue box? Or just choose a percentage to print it to and adjust up or down until you get the best result?

[rdmartin_1]

Thanks ccollins59, but on the Mac (running Mac OS 10.6), you can't "print" a pdf from Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.

[valray123]

The best workaround I've found is to open the pdf in Preview (the app) instead of in Acrobat. Then print to pdf at the desired paper size.

[Guest]

Opening in Preview, setting paper size to Letter and saving as PDF allowed me to convert a PDF sized at .85" x 1.1" to 8.5" x 11". (I created a dupe PDF, in order to save comments.)

I was also able to create a 4" x 8" custom size and create a PDF at that size also.

Both PDFs came out fine...hope this helps. If I haven't been clear as to the steps I took please let me know.

[java lang]

This worked for me, converting US Letter to A4 though. Sadly Acrobat 11 wasn't able to increase the height of the letter document, but it is able to reduce the width. I was pulling my hair out until I saw your advice. Thank you, you saved me throwing a tantrum and smashing a mouse and keyboard against the wall

[homeboy4]

I had a similar problem. I needed to resize a multi-page PDF from 11x17 to 8.5x11. I couldn't figure out how to do it easily in Acrobat, but it's a snap in CutePDF -- which can be had for free on a trial basis or only costs $49.95. You load the pdf, click on "page tool," then "resize pages," then you have a menu of choices. In my case "letter" was already highlighed. I changed the orientation to "landscape," clicked "OK" and it was done in seconds.

[karenpy]

The trick is to open the PDF in Preview app by dragging the PDF onto the Preview application icon. It doesn't work if you have the PDF selected and hit the spacebar.

This seems to open a different version of Preview. Once you've opened the doc in Preview, you can use all the regular PRINT options including select the option to scale and save as a new PDF.

[JoeTourist]

You can't resize the page of an existing document within Adobe Acrobat on a Mac, as you have stated. I have found the following procedure works with PDFs I have created from large sized images created by scanners (which result in large sized pages).

1. Open the document with Mac Preview, then File > Export as PDF

The default page size is letter size, or you can choose another page size.

2. Then open the resulting document with Adobe Acrobat.

3. File > Save as other... > Optimized PDF

4. The open the resulting document with Adobe Acrobat.

5. Tools > Text Recognition > In this file

6. Finally, you get to save the reduced page size, and reduced file size document!

[Guest]

Not exactly what you're looking for but to print to a PDF where you can scale the file try opening it in Preview and then printing a PDF from there.

[girish_kalele]

Hi there

I had the opposite problem, i.e. I had pages scanned somewhere between A4 and A5 and I wanted to convert them all to A4 before printing. I selected all of them in the page thumbnail (left pan), then used Tools --> Print Production -->Set Page Boxes. That opened up a screen and I adjusted the page size as well as Xoff and Yoff (how the smaller page is positioned over larger new page area). That gave me an output file which is now in A4 size and original pages of different sizes fitting well.

[newtownanimal]

I had the same problem - converting a Powerpoint presentation to a letter-sized PDF. The suggestion above about opening it in Preview and then Exporting to PDF worked for me. If you click the Details button in the Save dialog it should say Letter. I did rename the file, just in case. When I opened the resulting PDF in Acrobat, it was scaled and rotated to fit letter size in Portrait view. There was obviously "letter-boxing" but the proportions were correct.

[pervirtuous]

What I would do is use the save as function and save as a Word file, make the changes in Word, then re-save as a PDF file. Word allows you to change page size very easily, plus you can change pictures to Jpeg and save lots of file space. Word can easily save as a

[Guest]

Hi! maybe a little late, but you can try this;   Save your file or document (desktop for example). Find the file in your Finder window and select it. Click on File to access the contextual menu. Select “Get Info.” In the Get Info dialog box that opens, use the dropdown menu of applications under Open With to select Preview. then click on the “Change All” button and confirm your change. You can always open a specific PDF file within Adobe Reader, if you’d prefer. hope this can help!

[opoirot]

Hi,

settings->control panel->hardware and sound->View devices and printers->Adobe Pdf->Printer->Printer preferences->Layout->Advanced->A4

                                                                                                                                                                                              ->Adobe PDF settings->A4

And don't either to edit your Default settings (Standard), Default page size : 210.0 x 297.0 mm. (8.27 x 11.69 inches).

Et voilà!