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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 11, 2013 7:42 AM in response to Go for Joy

Thank you so much Go for Joy! Just what I needed!

Jun 22, 2013 1:26 PM in response to Go for Joy

Thanks a lot!

I spent an hour searching (for the second time) and hit on your solution again (for the second time) ;-)

Tom

Jul 5, 2013 9:41 PM in response to Go for Joy

Great - Thanks!

Aug 7, 2013 2:35 AM in response to Go for Joy

super! Thanx al lot!

ezaki

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Aug 20, 2013 6:50 AM in response to Go for Joy

Thank you so much Go for Joy! Just what I needed! But, I'm still getting problems with a specific configuration. When I try to protect a document, using form fields to be filled in by my employees, It disables the page setup button. So, when they try to print the document, It still prints the document with some margin (the document resets to the default setup), and they can't select the PDF Bordless setup because the button is disabled. Does anyone tried to do this in a document in MS Word?

ezaki

Level 1

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Aug 20, 2013 7:48 AM in response to Go for Joy

Nevermind, I found a solution using a PDF Writer instead of default PDF generator of MAC OS. Anyway, thanks.

Aug 28, 2013 11:42 AM in response to Go for Joy

THANK YOU! This has been driving me crazy for YEARS! I'm so happy I could SCREAM! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Sep 1, 2013 11:18 AM in response to Go for Joy

I have been trying to do this for about three weeks now!

I designed something for the charity I work with and not even the printing company could find this solution. I just can't thank you enough for posting this!