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# Cropping PDF pages on iOS

Learn how to crop a page in a PDF document with this informative guide. Understand the importance of the crop box and how to set it using Page.SetCropBox(). Start optimizing your PDFs today! The Aprys

To crop a page in a PDF document.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Obj-C" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```objc
PTPDFDoc *doc = [[PTPDFDoc alloc] initWithFilepath: filename];

// Access a PDF page
PTPage *page = [doc GetPage:1];

// Crop the page
[page SetCropBox: [[PTPDFRect alloc] initWithX1:0 y1:0 x2:500 y2:600]];
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Swift" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```swift
let doc: PTPDFDoc = PTPDFDoc(filepath: filename)

// Access a PDF page
let page: PTPage = doc.getPage(1)

// Crop the page
page.setCropBox(PTPDFRect(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 500, y2: 600))
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## About cropping the page

The crop box defines the region to which the contents of the page are to be clipped (cropped) when displayed or printed. Unlike other types of boxes, the crop box has no defined meaning in terms of physical page geometry or intended use; it merely imposes clipping on the page contents. The default value is the page's media box. A new crop box can be imposed on a page with `Page.SetCropBox()`.


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