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.