Full bleed / borderless pdf

Hi there,
I guess I am not the first one to ask, but is there a way to print to pdf in full bleed (without white borders where normal consumer model printers are not able to print). I was thinking about using a virtual printer driver which allows full bleed printing, but don't know where to look for it? Did anybody already find a solution on how to pdf full bleed?
Best,
Nik

Hi Nik B,
To make a full bleed PDF, you need to select a page size that's large enough to hold your bleed information. This may require a PPD with a custom page size capability.
I have one if you need one.
Example:
your page is 8.5x11
With .125" bleed, your page size needs to be 8.75x11.25.
Crop marks would require your page size be bigger yet.

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Not with Reader no.
Best I could think would be to place them in an InDesign or Photoshop document, make the needed adjustments then print them.

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Do Save a copy, PDF, and in the Marks and Bleeds section, uncheck the printers marks, uncheck Use Document Bleed.
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Not sure if this will be of any help but this is what I did to try and replicate your issue.
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