Editing the page boxes

This topic describes how to edit the page boxes of a particular PDF document using the Enfocus Inspector.

Note: Alternatively, you can edit page boxes via the Enfocus Design Layout Editor or via the option Edit Page Boxes in the PitStop Pro Page Box panel. This is useful if the changes you want to make should be applied to other documents as well.

To edit the page boxes in a PDF document

  1. Display the Enfocus Inspector.
  2. Choose > .
  3. In the Page Boxes for Page x box, select the page box you want to edit.
    The sizes of the page box are displayed.
    Note: The unit is mentioned in the lower right corner of the dialog, for example: "Units: cm". You can change this unit in the PitStop Pro Preferences (Units & Guides category). See Units & Guides.
  4. To change the shown dimensions, select the desired option from the list:
    • View Defined Width/Height: The page box size (width/height) as defined in the PDF, without applying the page rotation or page scaling factor. The page rotation and page scaling factor are mentioned at the bottom of the dialog.
    • View Defined Right/Top: The page box size (Right = X axis / Top = Height ) as defined in the PDF, without applying the page rotation or page scaling factor. The page rotation and page scaling factor are mentioned at the bottom of the dialog.
    • View Visual Width/Height: The actual page box size (width/height) after applying the page rotation and/or page scaling factor (if applicable).
    • View Visual Right/Top: The actual page box size (Right = X axis / Top = Height ) after applying the page rotation and/or page scaling factor (if applicable).
  5. Select the Define <page box> checkbox.
  6. Do one or more of the following:
    • To move the selected page box, change the Anchor Point by defining the X or Y axis or by clicking the appropriate part in the graphic.
    • To enlarge or reduce the selected page box, enter the preferred width (W) and/or height (H).
      Note: To make sure the proportions are kept, make sure the aspect ratio is "locked" (). You can change the lock status of the icon by clicking it.
    If PitStop notices a problem with the (new) page box size, a warning may appear at the bottom of the dialog, for example "Art box exceeds Media box". An icon appears in the Page Boxes for Page x box as well.
  7. To make changes to the other page boxes, repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have made all required changes.
    You have now changed the page boxes of one particular page.
  8. To apply your changes to all pages, click the Actions link and select Apply these Page Boxes to All Pages.
    The Actions menu provides you with a lot of other options, listed in the table below:
    Use this option To
    Set Set one page box based on the dimensions and position of another page box, for example: Set crop box to Media Box. This option is only available for page boxes that haven't been defined yet.
    Set by Detection Set the trim box and bleed box based on the trim and bleed marks in the PDF document if any.
    Set Page Box to Selection at Move the page box you selected in the Page Boxes for Page x box to the left/right/bottom/top of a particular selection.

    If you want to use this option, you must first make a selection using the PitStop Select Object tool.

    Enlarge Page Box to Selection at Enlarge the page box you selected in the Page Boxes for Page x box to the left/right/bottom/top/all sides of a particular selection.

    If you want to use this option, you must first select an object (that is bigger than the selected page box) using the PitStop Select Object tool.

    For example, if you select an object of 15cm x15cm, and select Enlarge Page Box to Selection At Top Side, the height of the page box will become 15 cm.

    Apply Design Layout Apply a selected Design Layout (with page boxes defined) to the current page. If no Design Layout has been selected, this option is grayed out.
    Show Design Layout Panel Open the Enfocus Design Layout Panel. You can use this dialog to select and apply a new Design Layout (with page boxes defined) to the current page, or to all pages in the document.
    Create Design Layout using Current Page Boxes Create a new Design Layout based on the page boxes defined on the current page. The Enfocus Design Layout Editor is opened and the dimensions of the defined page boxes are already filled out. You can now save or save and immediately activate the new Layout Design.
    Remove Remove one of the defined page boxes (but not the media box).
    Apply page rotation on Current Page Apply the page rotation defined for the page boxes, but only on the current page.
    Apply page rotation on All Pages Apply the page rotation defined for the page boxes, for all pages in the document.