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full bleed

Jul 11, 2012 8:57 PM

Categories: Macintosh

would anyone mind helping me figure out how to print an 8 x 11 document as "full bleed"?

i have some documents that have colorful backgrounds and i only seem to be able to print to 8 x 11 with some amount of vertical white space on either side and perhaps some horizontal white space at the top and bottom.

i am a new user and it would be great to ptint the document as it looks in png at 8.5 x 11.

TIA

764 Views 4 Replies Latest reply: David Kastendick, Jul 27, 2012 9:30 AM

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1. Steve Werner,

Jul 12, 2012 7:46 AM in reply to hotwheels222

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Most desktop printers don't print full bleed. There is almost always a margin around the page that can't be printed.

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2. hotwheels222,

Jul 12, 2012 7:54 AM in reply to Steve Werner

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hi steve. thank you.

sorry, i was not sure how to phrase this.

i am trying to print this digitally so that it shows up when downloaded with the "full bleed" on the computer. it looks really stupid having this white border around the pdf print when the png or jpeg or psd is "full bleed" when i am looking at it.

also, i will probably want to print some things (maybe not this one) full beed on actual print out. in this case i imagine (?) i would have to englarge the original beyond the 8 1/2 x 11 to say 10 x 14 with the color margin and then cut it down to get a full bleed print out...?

THANKS

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3. EricaLynneLarson,

Jul 12, 2012 10:29 AM in reply to hotwheels222

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In response to the second part of your question about printing larger, you would simply print the 8.5 x 11 document at its normal size on a larger sheet of paper, make sure it's not scaling, and trim down.

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4. David Kastendick,

Jul 27, 2012 9:30 AM in reply to hotwheels222

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Hi hotwheels222,

You could always use the Crop tool in Acrobat to simulate the 'full bleed' by removing the white border.

-David

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