Trim to Size

Hi All,
I have a pdf document created with cropping marks. How do I trim/crop to size as when I used the Marquee Zoom to zoom the Cropping tool is not visible. If I am cropping on page view, it will be too small to crop. Pls advise. TQ

Set the zoom you want from the toolbar, then choose the crop tool. It works in a straight forward manner.

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