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I have come across this code here(How to manipulate an externally-generated pdf figure in LateX?) that allows me to send some labels/annotations to an image in a pdf file. The pdf file is already cropped but when I compile it, I see the pdf file as a whole A4 paper with a number in the bottom.

Here is the code:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{graphicx}


\begin{document}


\begin{picture}(0,0)%
  \put(0,0){\includegraphics[width=.4\textwidth]{Telescope_Lens.pdf}}%


\end{picture}%


\end{document}

This is the original image in the pdf file (notice how the image is cropped): enter image description here

And this is the image i get when I compile (Notice the page number and how long the image has become): enter image description here

Any idea what is happening here? Many thanks

Naif Alsalem
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  • Erh, you're explicitly setting the width of the inserted image, so your second image looks like how I'd expect it – daleif May 10 '22 at 05:44
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    Welcome to TEX StackExchange! Standard article class use letter paper in page size. According to your setting width=.4\textwidth, the image is displayed properly. This is the way how it will be shown in the page. What is your expected result? – Tom May 10 '22 at 05:44
  • Thank you @Tom for the reply. I am expecting an image exactly like the first image. I just did not understand why there is a page number in the bottom while my first image is cropped and ready for annotations. My purpose was to send some annotations/labels to the image but ended up with this long A4-type page! – Naif Alsalem May 10 '22 at 06:18
  • The article class will do that for you: it inserts your image into a full-size sheet of paper. Perhaps some other class (standalone ?) might be more appropriate. Of course everything depends upon your final goal. – Ingmar May 10 '22 at 07:07
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    You could probably use \documentclass{standalone} and package tikz to achieve that. – Tom May 10 '22 at 07:10
  • Thank you @Ingmar and @Tom. It works now file. The article class was the problem. – Naif Alsalem May 10 '22 at 23:49

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As answered by Ingmar and Tom

The \documentclass{standalone} and package tikz will do the job.

Thank you both.

Cheers,

Naif Alsalem
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