How to get a cropped PDF to hold.

Is there a way in Acrobat the crop a PDF and have a crop hold? I understand that cropping is actually masking but I need to have only the cropped area of a PDF show when placed in an InDesign document. Is there a way to accomplish this? I am using Acrobat Pro and CS5.

You need to use the Import Options when placing your PDF in InDesign,
In your Place dialog:
Click the Show Import Options (this will change the default to always show options for every placed item)
Or just hold down the Shift key while placing to get the Import Options on a one-time basis.
Select the desired option and you are good to go!

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