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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

Rodi2

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Feb 20, 2014 7:40 AM in response to Go for Joy

Thank you so much for sharing this tip!

You're a lifesaver!

take care!

Feb 26, 2014 10:31 PM in response to Go for Joy

You, Sir, are a legend.

Thank you!

Apr 22, 2014 2:34 PM in response to Go for Joy

My life just changed. Thank you for the help.

May 3, 2014 12:23 AM in response to Go for Joy

You’re my hero!

May 28, 2014 7:08 AM in response to Go for Joy

Thanks for taking the time to post this!!

Jul 22, 2014 8:07 AM in response to Go for Joy

Thanks so much!

Jul 22, 2014 7:10 PM in response to Go for Joy

I've had a Mac for years and never had problems printing to PDFs without borders, the whole screen would print, and to my knowledge had never changed any settings to allow me to do so. I've just migrated to a new Mac and the first time I went to print an old doc from Word to a PDF, found that it inserted borders and cropped some of my text. Thankfully you're resolution works a treat, so thanks heaps!

Any ideas why I never had to do anything on my old Mac?

The Kell

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Jul 25, 2014 7:05 PM in response to Go for Joy

LEGEND!

Thank you so much for posting this!

Sep 8, 2014 1:44 PM in response to Go for Joy

I created the setting but can't select it! Any thoughts?

db00k

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Sep 14, 2014 1:59 AM in response to Go for Joy

thank you so very much! i've been up all night working to meet a deadline and thought i had one final, easy step: print to pdf with the lovely background color i'd chosen extending to all edges. one frustrating hour later, and i found your post. again, i thank you.

Jakaya

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Oct 13, 2014 1:21 PM in response to Go for Joy

Thank you so much Go for Joy, I was struggling with this for hours thinking that there must be a way to do it. You figured it out and saved me pulling more hair out. Thanks for sharing mate

willyx

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Oct 16, 2014 4:15 AM in response to Go for Joy

Thanks for the trick!

I did it and was working fine until this morning when I printed a PDF with my custom created paper size and the **** borders are back!!!!

I don't know what happened I did not change anything, the **** word just refuses to print as I told it...

Does anybody have had this problem too?

Thanks again.

willyx

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Oct 16, 2014 4:33 AM in response to willyx

Nvm, it worked again just by reopening the document... strange.

Thank you 🙂

fsiregar

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Dec 19, 2014 1:41 PM in response to Go for Joy

Thank you, this is exactly what I've been looking for!

Jan 10, 2015 4:44 PM in response to Go for Joy

I have been doing what Go For Joy recommended and it has worked just fine --- until today! I have set the page attributes as 11 x 5.5 in and 0 margins all around (in fact, I have had these settings all along). It looks perfect in the little thumbnail preview, but when I save it to PDF, the page size is lost and it reverts back to 8.5 x 11 with white borders all around. Aaahhhhhh!!!! Anyone know what's wrong? I am using Mountain Lion 10.8.5

MS Word printing to pdf without borders