How to Remove Crop Marks and Display Word Pages Vertically
Question details
The user needs to change a converted Word document from a side-by-side layout to a single vertical page view, remove visible crop marks, and reduce file lag.
- Product
- Microsoft Word
- Device & OS
- Mac
- Scenario
- Editing a large Word document exported from a print-ready PDF, which unexpectedly displays like a book with crop marks and causes system lag.
- Observed behavior
- The document displays pages side by side with corner crop marks, and the application experiences heavy lag (spinning wheel) due to the large file size.
Before adjusting your display settings or modifying the file, save a backup copy of your document to prevent data loss in case the application freezes from the large file size.
Change to a Vertical One-Page View
Adjust the View settings to stop pages from displaying side by side like a book and return to standard vertical scrolling.
Navigate to the top ribbon menu and click on the 'View' tab.
Click on the 'One Page' option. This will immediately switch the layout from Multiple Pages (side-by-side) to a single vertical page.
If the page is too small, use the Zoom slider in the bottom right corner or click 'Page Width' in the View tab to fit the page to your screen.
Remove Crop Marks on Mac
If your document shows unwanted corner marks originally intended for printing, you can hide them through the application preferences.
Fix Lagging and Reduce File Bloat
Use this workaround if your converted document is excessively large or causes a spinning wheel cursor on your Mac.
Easily Convert PDFs and Manage Large Documents with WPS Office
If your current word processor lags with large converted PDFs, WPS Writer offers a lightweight, high-performance alternative. You can smoothly scroll through massive documents vertically and convert PDFs to Word files without layout glitches or hidden bloat.
- 1. Open the Original PDF: Launch WPS Office, click on 'Open', and select your original 600-page PDF file.
- 2. Convert Cleanly to Word: Navigate to the 'Tools' tab and select 'PDF to Word' to perform a highly accurate conversion that automatically strips out unnecessary print marks.
- 3. View Pages Vertically: In the newly converted WPS Writer document, go to the 'View' tab and select 'One Page' to scroll smoothly in a vertical layout.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my converted PDF open as side-by-side pages?
When converting certain PDFs, the word processor may default to a 'Multiple Pages' or reading layout to mimic a physical book. Changing the View setting to 'One Page' restores the standard vertical scrolling.
What are crop marks and why are they visible in my document?
Crop marks are small lines in the corners of a page indicating where the paper should be trimmed after printing. They typically appear if the original PDF was formatted for professional printing, such as a manuscript for Amazon CreateSpace.
How can I stop my Mac from showing a spinning wheel when editing a large book?
Converted PDFs often retain complex hidden formatting and heavy graphical elements that overload the application's memory. Selecting all your text, copying it, and pasting it into a brand new document helps strip out this hidden bloat and stabilizes performance.
