When I scan from my HP Printer to my MacBook Pro, the scan goes into "pictures" and is saved as a PDF document. I want to edit/crop the picture or document and then upload it into Ancestry.com, but I am unable to do so without purchasing Adobe. Is there a way without purchasing Adobe? Thank you.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.2
Hi windharp,
Thanks for connecting with us here in Apple Support Communities. You can certainly crop your PDF documents using Preview on your Mac. Please review the following article as it may help to address the issue you're facing. See: Crop or rotate a PDF in Preview on Mac - Apple Support
Crop a PDF
To crop a PDF, you first select the area you want to keep, and then discard the rest. If you want to view the dimensions of the content you’re selecting, choose Tools > Show Inspector, then click the Crop Inspector buttonand choose a unit of measurement that’s displayed in the Crop Inspector window.
1. In the Preview appon your Mac, click the Show Markup Toolbar button
(if the Markup toolbar isn’t showing), then click the Rectangular Selection button
.
2. Select the portion of the page you want to keep.
3. Click the Crop button in the Markup toolbar (or use the Touch Bar).
4. Note: To undo the crop immediately, choose Edit > Undo Crop. To undo the crop later, return to a version before the crop. Choose File > Revert To > Browse All Versions, then browse the versions to restore the one you want.
Rotate a PDF
1. In the Preview app
2. Do one of the following:
* Rotate one page: Click(or use the Touch Bar) to rotate the page to the left. Continue clicking to keep rotating.
* To rotate a page to the right, press and hold the Option key and clickuntil you’re done rotating the page.
* Rotate several pages at once: Choose View > Thumbnails or View > Contact Sheet, select the pages to rotate, then click
* To rotate the selected pages to the right, press and hold the Option key and click
Kind regards.
Hi windharp,
Thanks for connecting with us here in Apple Support Communities. You can certainly crop your PDF documents using Preview on your Mac. Please review the following article as it may help to address the issue you're facing. See: Crop or rotate a PDF in Preview on Mac - Apple Support
Crop a PDF
To crop a PDF, you first select the area you want to keep, and then discard the rest. If you want to view the dimensions of the content you’re selecting, choose Tools > Show Inspector, then click the Crop Inspector button
1. In the Preview app
2. Select the portion of the page you want to keep.
3. Click the Crop button in the Markup toolbar (or use the Touch Bar).
4. Note: To undo the crop immediately, choose Edit > Undo Crop. To undo the crop later, return to a version before the crop. Choose File > Revert To > Browse All Versions, then browse the versions to restore the one you want.
Rotate a PDF
1. In the Preview app
2. Do one of the following:
* Rotate one page: Click
* To rotate a page to the right, press and hold the Option key and click
* Rotate several pages at once: Choose View > Thumbnails or View > Contact Sheet, select the pages to rotate, then click
* To rotate the selected pages to the right, press and hold the Option key and click
Kind regards.
Using scanned documents
