Placed PDF not automatically cropping to bounding box

[Michael J B]

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?)

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

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

[Michael J B]

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.

[Michael J B]

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?

[Michael J B]

oops, Screenshots 05 and 06.

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

Make sure to diable auto fit for the frame.