Setting up a virtual PDF printer in MacOS

On my previous Mac (System 10.4), I had set up a virtual PDF printer called Adobe PDF 3016.102. I had Creative Suite installed at the time, but I'm not sure if that's relevant. I can't remember how I installed that virtual printer.
Now I have two newer Macs, one on Mavericks and one on Yosemite. I have Creative Cloud 2014 on both computers. Is there a way to install a virtual printer equivalent to the Adobe PDF 3016.102 virtual printer on these computers?
I found this virtual printer particularly useful for exporting full bleed PDFs from Microsoft Word. The option called 'Adobe PDF' in the Print dialogue box of Mavericks and Yosemite does not seem to produce full-bleed PDFs from Microsoft Word.
By the way, is there is another way to produce full bleed PDFs from Microsoft Word? That would at least solve my Microsoft problem, but I would also like to install the virtual printer, because it has worked well with all programs, not just Office.
Thanks in anticipation.

Thank you Test Screen Name for the link to the article 'Can't print PDFs | Mac OS X 10.6 and later'. I don't think this helps me with my problem. This is the scenario I'm struggling with: When I try to export a Microsoft Word document, I can select 'Save as Adobe PDF' from the PDF dropdown in the lower left of the Print dialogue box. However, at the top of the Print dialogue box, the only option I have available currently is Fuji Xerox Docuprint C3210, which is the only printer I have installed. My understanding is that Word always queries the printer driver for the size of it's non-printing margins. Consequently, it does not send print data for the margin zones to the PDF and I lose the full bleed. This is why I want to install a virtual PDF printer - because it would not have non-printing margins, and then Save as Adobe PDF would work correctly re the bleed.
If this is not possible, is there another workaround?
Thanks
Robert

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