Cropping a A4 page to a 4" x 6" label - Prafia Pro

Some shipping platforms generate labels on full-size A4 documents. Usually, one half contains the shipping label and the other half the receipt or packing slip.

To perfectly print just the label on a 100mm x 150mm (4" x 6") label, we recommend using our own tool for the best results.

Recommended Method: Use the Prafia PDF Label Crop Tool

Our tool lets you crop your label precisely without installing any extra software.

Follow these steps:

  1. Upload your PDF file
  2. Drag a 4x6 crop area over the label section
  3. Click Crop Preview, then Download
  4. Print the cropped file using your Prafia label printer

Launch Prafia PDF Label Crop Tool

Tip: Make sure your printer settings are set to 100x150mm or 4" x 6" label size.

Alternative Method: Using Adobe "Take a Snapshot" 

  1. Download Adobe Reader if you do not have it already from the Adobe website.
  2. Save your label as a PDF file
  3. Open the file in Adobe Reader
  4. Rotate the label if needed by going to View -> Rotate View
  5. Go to Edit -> More - > Take a Snapshot
  6. Click and drag the box over your label
  7. Go to File -> Print 
  8. If the preview looks good, click "Print"

 

Official Adobe guide: Print portion of a PDF page using Acrobat or Reader

How can I crop multiple pages in the same document at once? 

1) On Adobe Acrobat you are able to crop several / all pages together. Please see: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/crop-pdf-pages.html

2) Briss is a free open-source application available for cropping PDF pages at once. It may take a little while getting used to it but once you are comfortable with it, it is pretty fast: https://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/

3) For Mac: There is a third-party company that offers software for cropping labels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mos4GNnRZ5c

 

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