Cropping a full size 8.5" x 11" page to a 4" x 6" label

Some shipping platforms only provide you with a full page (8.5" x 11") document. 

Frequently, they use half of the page for the shipping label and the other half for receipt or packing slip.

While there are many ways to split this page into a 4" x 6" label size, here is our favorite method:

1."Take a Snapshot" 

2."Crop pages" -> Remove White Margins: 

Please see this article for Cropping multiple pages (4-1-3.Label Adjustments - Cropping multiple pages in the same document at once)

Download Adobe Reader for "Take a Snapshot" 

if you do not have it already from Adobe website (https://get.adobe.com).

1."Take a Snapshot" 

①Save your label as a PDF file

For Mac:

②Open the file in Adobe Reader

③Go to "Edit" -> "Take a Snapshot" 

④Drag the box over your label, then right click on it and select "Print"

⑤Select Printer ->Click "Page Setup..."

-> Select Printer from "Format For: "  -> Select label size from "Paper Size: "

⑥If the size you need not is not listed, then click "Manage Custom Sizes" -> input width, height and rename the size, then click "OK"

⑦Click "Printer..." -> "Show Details" -> Select "Printer Features" in "Preview"

⑧You can set up printer properties, such as "Media Tracking", "Darkness" and "Print speed". 

(Larger number means higher Darkness) 

⑨Preview, check the print size and Orientation. If preview looks good, click "Print"

For Win:

②Open the file in Adobe Reader

③Go to "Edit" -> "Take a Snapshot" 

④Drag the box over your label, then right click and select "Print"

⑤Select Printer -> Click "Properties" 

 -> Go to "Page Setup"-> Select label size from "Paper Name" 

If the size you need not is not listed, then then click "New" to create a label size, then click "Ok" 

⑥Go to "Option". You can change the printing speed and the Darkness of your printing 

(Larger number means higher Darkness) 

⑦Check the created size and "OK"

⑧Preview, check the print size and Orientation. If preview looks good, click "Print"

Note: If you are shipping more than a few labels, you would benefit from using a commercial solution that create 4 x 6 labels in one-click. See this article: How do I generate labels?(1-4.Printing Label - Printing Label - How do I generate shipping labels)

Official guide from Adobe:Print portion of a PDF page using Acrobat or Reader (https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/print-portion-page-acrobat-reader.html)

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 a software for cropping labels

Please download form: https://www.peninsula-group.com

There is a operation tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mos4GNnRZ5c