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# Cropping PDF pages using JavaScript

Learn how to crop a page in a PDF document with this guide. Understand the importance of the crop box and how to set it using Page.SetCropBox(). Master PDF editing now! The Apryse Web SDK streamlines

{% hint style="warning" %}
Make sure you have [Full API enabled in WebViewer.](/web/what-is-webviewer/full-api.md)
{% endhint %}

To crop a page in a PDF document.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
async function main() {
  const doc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromURL(filename);

  // Access a PDF page
  const page = await doc.getPage(1);

  // Crop the page
  page.setCropBox(new PDFNet.Rect(0, 0, 500, 600));
}
PDFNet.runWithCleanup(main);
```

{% 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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