How to Print PDF with Crop Marks and Bleed

When to Use It:

• You’re printing through a commercial print shop
• You’ll trim the paper manually
• You want edge-to-edge color with no white borders

How to Print It in Acrobat Reader:

1. Open the file in Acrobat Reader.
2. Go to File > Print.
3. Under Page Sizing & Handling, select:
   • Actual Size – This ensures crop marks and bleed aren’t scaled or cut off.
4. Uncheck Choose paper source by PDF page size (optional, depends on your printer).
5. Check the preview window to make sure crop marks appear.
6. Use larger paper than the final trimmed size (e.g., print A5 on A4).

If your home printer can’t handle full bleed, just print on oversized paper (like A4 for an A5 flyer) and trim using the crop marks.