Pdfs not cropping properly in InDesign

[macuser2000]

I have a pdf placed in a box and cropped. Then I placed that box into another box because I want a border but not as tight in as the first cropping box.

Everything looks fine on screen in InDesign.

When I make a pdf of that page - I can see parts of the pdf outside of both of the boxes. 

A bug in InDesign? Is there a way to fix this?

[Steve Werner]

You need to provide screen captures of the InDesign layout, and of the PDF. It would also help to provide your system infommation: Please tell us what operating system (exactly) you're running. Please tell us (exactly) what InDesign version you're using.

[macuser2000 · Accepted solution]

FYI it doesn't matter if I have the box in another box - I took them out and it was the same. 

So just imagine - I import a pdf, it looks fine in Indesign but when I make a pdf, that imported pdf is showing outside of the frame that it is in. 

However, I did solve it. The original pdfs were make by crappy MS Word. I resaved them with Acrobat as "Press Ready" and having Acrobat rewrite the crappy MS Word pdf fixed it.

Queue Bob to yell at me..... 

[Eugene Tyson]

Typically if a file format is not working as expected then remaking it is much better than working with files that are not working the way you expect. 

[macuser2000]

I didn't remake the original pdfs that were made in MS Word. I just re-saved them with Acrobat and then updated them in InDesign. Then I made a new pdf of my InDesign file and it worked this time. 

[Eugene Tyson]

But you have remade them - by using a different profile - as you said - Press Ready - that is called 'refrying' the pdf. 

https://www.prepressure.com/pdf/basics/refrying

[macuser2000]

Right. I thought you meant that I remade them from scratch. 

[sivey@pdx]

I need to crop a pdf but the "crop pages" function does not work any more. I cannot start afresh due to the complicated fields in the form. I would like to return to Adobe Pro X instead of the "up to date" Adobe Pro DC. Or find another product either inside or outside Adobe as I NEED TO GET MY WORK DONE. I see from other messages that we can no longer use "crop pages" and with no one getting help from well-meaning staff, I fear it is hopeless.  Here is my process in Adobe Pro DC which should be as easy as pie: All Tools - Organize - Right click on a page - Crop pages - Change page size - Select letter - Change all.

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

This is the InDesign forum, where you might get a little feedback but not as much or as focused as if you (re)post this in the Acrobat forum.

I don't think I've had any problem with cropping pages in Acrobat DC, for what it's worth.