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MS Word printing to pdf without borders

So I've been all over the Internet trying to find a solution to my problem -- couldn't get Word to print to a pdf without a white border around the page. I finally figured it out, and I hope it works for you!

In Word file, go to Page Setup:
Settings - Page Attributes
Format for - Any Printer
Paper Size - click here and then click on Manage Custom Sizes

Click + to add new size - name it PDF borderless
Click in the paper size boxes to make 8.5 x 11 (or whatever you need)
Make sure Non-Printable Area says User Defined, and change margins in boxes to 0
Click OK

Go to Print menu:
Printer - choose any
Presets - Standard
Click on PDF - Save as PDF
Choose file name and save location
Click Save

Voila! I'm so happy!!

iMac11,3, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 11, 2011 7:28 AM

90 replies

May 17, 2012 6:29 AM in response to Go for Joy

You're a flippin' legend Go for Joy!

Jul 9, 2012 5:17 PM in response to Go for Joy

Fantastic! I've been frusterated by this for way too long! Thank You!

aniday

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Sep 16, 2012 11:48 PM in response to TheFoodAnalyst

Thanks a ton and a half!!

aniday

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Sep 16, 2012 11:49 PM in response to Go for Joy

Been a year almost and struggling with this for soo long... and had just about given it up!! Thanks for sharing this. Huge help!!

Cheers

Sep 21, 2012 7:27 AM in response to Go for Joy

Hello Go for Joy and Apple community,

Is there anyone out there who would be willing to look at my document? I still can't get it to print without borders - whether in Word or PDF.

Thanks so much.

Sep 22, 2012 4:16 AM in response to Go for Joy

Nice one Go for Joy, sorted me out.

i420mp

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Sep 26, 2012 7:09 AM in response to Go for Joy

Thank you! Like somebody mentioned earlier, you did save about 5 minutes of my life! But, seriously, this has been bugging me for quite a while, and I have been getting around it by adjusting the borders on all sides, but never getting that 'professional booklet' feel..

A lot of people would have just kept this to themselves, but you didn't! Thanks a million for sharing!!!!

Maszek

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Oct 15, 2012 4:17 AM in response to Go for Joy

If found out that beyond these necessary settings, there still seems to be a bug in printing to PDF in Word for Mac. I work on a Mac Mountain Lion and have MsOffice 2011 installed.

When I print to PDF, it will trim my margins on all sides by about 5 mm. Hoewever, when I use the print menu to open a "PDF in Preview", it gets the margins right. The disadvantage is that the print menu will reproduce each page in a separate document.

Next I have to save each page to a pdf (I number the document names according to the page numbers) and then join them using PDFsam, a free utility you can get online if you look for it. This method will be cumbersome if you have over 5 pages to print in PDF.

This is the only way I managed to save my margins.

Oct 15, 2012 5:47 PM in response to Maszek

Hi Maszek,

Before you print using your preferred method, just "select all" (in the Edit menu). That will ensure you have one document and not many single pages.

I posted this little trick somewhere near the beginning of this discussion! 🙂

The Food Analyst

Nov 30, 2012 7:59 AM in response to Go for Joy

Excellent - this is exactly what I needed after two days of trying to fix it!! Thanks.

51monjj

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Feb 15, 2013 8:08 AM in response to Go for Joy

Legend. I have been scratching my head over this one....thanks, much appreciated.

jon42

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Feb 17, 2013 11:27 AM in response to Go for Joy

Thank you so much! I must have done everything else under the sun except for what you suggested. It worked perfectly. Thank you again for taking the time to share this solution with everyone!