MS Publisher and Margins - from a novice

[Steve Bott]

I've currently designing a cover for a Rugby Program that will be purchased
at my local team's games in the coming season. The cover will be printed on
A4, and I want the design to go right to the edges of the paper so that there
are no white margins around the edges. The problem is that it assumes that
the publication will be printed on a normal desktop printer and therefore
takes on the limitations of the printer which won't print to the edges of the
paper. How can I get it to go righ to th edge of the paper. Any help would be
much appreciated.

 

[Steve Bott]

I forgot to add - the design will be going away to a commercial Printer - I
won't be trying to print it on my own Printer. Therefore the need for it to
go right to the edge.

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you are looking at your project through the print preview then it will show the
limitations. Your print shop will advise you about their methods.

 

[Steve Bott]

Thanks Mary.

If you are looking at your project through the print preview then it will show the
limitations. Your print shop will advise you about their methods.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
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[Ed Bennett]

I forgot to add - the design will be going away to a commercial
Printer - I won't be trying to print it on my own Printer. Therefore
the need for it to go right to the edge.

In addition to Mary's response, the print preview and proof print that you
do shows the limitations of your printer. Your print shop will use
different methods and a different printer to print your document, and so the
margins shown in Publisher or on a proof print that you make on your printer
will not have any effect on what the final copy looks like.

Worry yourself not

 

[John Inzer]

Worry yourself not

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Is that you Yoda?

May the farce be with you.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Is that you Yoda?

Strong in the ways of deduction, is this one.

 

[Mary Sauer]

David, You mean you don't recognize Sarah? Another name change, she chose her last
two from Terry Prachett... She has used so many names over the years, it is hard to
keep track.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

That does seem rather difficult to believe, doesn't it?