I am using Command D on a new MacBook Pro to select a 2 page PDF for placement in a document. I cannot get the placed pages to automatically crop or fit to the bounding boxes:I set the cropping option as per Screenshot 01;I get the result shown in Screenshot 02;I then changed the cropping setting as per Screenshot 03;the 1st page fits but the 2nd does not.I have tried the other available options for cropping but none of them work either. Is it possibel to get an automatic crop/fit? (why offer cropping options if they do not work?)

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Placed PDF not automatically cropping to bounding box

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May 26, 2024
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I am using Command D on a new MacBook Pro to select a 2 page PDF for placement in a document. I cannot get the placed pages to automatically crop or fit to the bounding boxes:

I set the cropping option as per Screenshot 01;
I get the result shown in Screenshot 02;
I then changed the cropping setting as per Screenshot 03;
the 1st page fits but the 2nd does not.

I have tried the other available options for cropping but none of them work either.

Is it possibel to get an automatic crop/fit? (why offer cropping options if they do not work?)

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Correct answer BobLevine

Make sure to diable auto fit for the frame.

BobLevine

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Make sure to diable auto fit for the frame.

Barb Binder

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Do page 1 and page 2 have the same paper sizes and margins? What does page 2 show in the preview before you click OK?

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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Michael J BAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Barb !!

Page 1 and 2 have same paper size and margins.

Page 2 preview also shows "Bounding Box (All Layers)" when that option is selected for page 1, and also shows "Crop" when that is the page 1 option.

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Michael J BAuthor

Inspiring

I then wondered about Bob's comment below so:

I opened the Master on which the frames are placed;
I selected each frame and set the fitting option as per Screenshot 06;
and, I got Screenshot 07.

That works but it leaves me wondering why bother then with selecting a "Crop to:" option when placing the PDF?

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