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How do I reduce the trim size of a multiple pdf file in adobe illustrator? I am not a graphic artist or super familiar with adobe illustrator. I am making a book and the trim size is suppose to be 8.5 x 8.5 but someone made it is 8.82 x 8.82 (for some ungodly reason). They are not available for me to have them do it. I was hoping I could fix it. I need step instructions. Much obliged, oh smart holy people of adobe illustrator... -.-
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How do I reduce the trim size of a multiple pdf file in adobe illustrator? I am not a graphic artist or super familiar with adobe illustrator. I am making a book and the trim size is suppose to be 8.5 x 8.5 but someone made it is 8.82 x 8.82 (for some ungodly reason). They are not available for me to have them do it. I was hoping I could fix it. I need step instructions. Much obliged, oh smart holy people of adobe illustrator... -.-
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Hi in adobe illustraor after opening file you can use artboard tool to resize the page size....regards
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It is not advisable to import a PDF in Illustrator.
If the source file has been made in Illustrator, get the source file and then open it.
For this kind of operations, use Acrobat.
https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/printer-marks-hairlines-acrobat-pro.html
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If you do have the original source file as Monika has suggested then this should help you understand what you need to do: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/artboards-basics.html
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Does your book have bleed? If so, the overall size of the PDF will necessarily be larger than 8.5 x 8.5. In Acrobat, go to Tools> Print Production> Output Preview, do you see the little check box Show art, trim & Bleed boxes? this will show you the invisible bounding boxes. You can check the trim size by clicking the button Set Page Boxes and Apply to: (Trimbox) the size of the trim box will be indicated under the page preview.
If you do need to re-size your PDF, this can be done in Acrobat using a Preflight profile, or by placing the PDF into an InDesign file of the desired size (using the place multipage PDF script) and exporting to a new PDF.