Print preparation guides
Compare crop and borders, allow for bleed, and check your print size with worked measurements.
Why a Letter printable shrinks on A4 paper
A Letter page fitted to A4 becomes smaller, including any ruler or calibration mark on the page.
8 × 10: crop or white borders?
See exactly what a 3:2 photo loses when it fills a 5:4 print, and how much border fit leaves instead.
A 5 × 7 card with 0.125 inch bleed
Work from the finished trim outward, then keep important content inside the safe area.
When 300 PPI is only a target
Effective PPI follows source pixels and printed size. It is a planning check, not a sharpness guarantee.