This sheet was printed with a white border. |
This sheet was printed without a white border. |
The key is in your printer settings that are within your computer and the manner in which it interacts with your printer. Apparently, there are many computers/printers with their default settings fixed to print with a border!
These simple steps may spare you the task of cutting away the unwanted white frame from the materials you are preparing for your classroom as you head back to school.
STEP ONE: Open the file you are planning to print. (It's probably a lovely PDF file from an online teachers shop!)
STEP TWO: Select "File".
STEP THREE: Select "Print"
STEP FOUR: When you select "Print", a dialog box opens. Look around at the various settings that you already have in place. Make sure you are set to printing with "Actual size". Avoid any settings that say something like "Fit" or "Shrink oversized pages".
STEP FIVE: You should see the name of your printer highlighted at the top of the dialog box. There is a tab to the right of the printer name which says "Properties". To the right of the "Properties" tab there is another tab. It says "Advanced". Click on the tab that says "Properties". See the photo below:
Click "Properties" in the first dialog box. |
Click "Advanced" in the first dialog box. |
Click on "Print with Border". |
Click on the drop down menu. |
Click on "Print Borderless". |
Let's take one more look. Here's a printed page with a border:
Printed page with a border. |
Printed page without a border. |
The mosaic background created by Bev's Learning Hut is very attractive . . . WITHOUT a white border!
That's all for now!
Copyright 2016, Lessons by Molly
Thanks for this great tip!
ReplyDeleteHi!
DeleteYou're welcome! I hope borderless printing works for you.
Sincerely,
Molly