How can I crop label pdf pages before printing?

Troubleshooting
1

I sell stuff online and the shipping label PDFs I download come as full letter-size pages with the actual label tiny in one corner. I want to trim off the extra white space so it fits my 4x6 thermal printer, and I can’t figure out how to do that on my Windows laptop.

2

Honestly, that extra white space is annoying. If you have Word, I would try opening the PDF in Word, then set a custom 4x6 page under Layout, Size, with zero margins. That usually crops the letter page down to the label, and you can print at 100% or let your printer scale to fit. If it does not land in the top left, just move the label before printing.

3

Where are you buying the labels? eBay, PayPal and Pirate Ship all have a 4x6 download option buried in the settings, which skips cropping entirely.

If you’re stuck with the PDF:

  1. Open it in PDF24 Creator, free for Windows.
  2. Use the Crop tool, drag a box around the label, save.
  3. Print at 100 percent scale onto the 4x6 paper.