How to Crop a PDF to Remove Scanner Margins

Scans often include black edges or huge white margins that waste paper and look unprofessional. Cropping fixes presentation without rescanning.

Crop PDF sets margins in points (72 points = 1 inch). Use a light trim for small borders or half-inch / inch presets for aggressive cleanup.

You can limit cropping to a page range if only some pages need it. Preview page one before you download.

Cropping hides content outside the crop box in most viewers. For sensitive data you must permanently obscure, use Redact PDF instead.