I am trying to print a 12 month calendar, each page being 1 month.

I have included different colors for each page.



When I enter a page background color it somehow messes up the print preview. The white border is the usual about 1/16" on all sides except for the right side which is something closer to 3/8". This cuts into the calendar and just looks really bad.

I have set custom margins to zero, but it doesn't help.

I have even redid the first month from a blank page, but when I put in the background color the print preview goes bad.

This has to do with your printer and printer driver software. Most printers will not print edge-to-edge.

Make sure you have the latest driver software from the manufacturer.
You may have to reformat your calendar to take this into account or change to a printer that can print edge-to-edge (likely more expensive) or have your calenadar printed by a commercial printer.

OK. Thank you.

Printers usually can't print right to the edge of the paper. Imagine how fast the shiny metal surfaces would get gunked up and jammed if ink/toner was squirted on them because droplets missed the edge of the paper.

To get full bleed colour (whilst keeping your printer in working order), the basic method is to print as close to the edge as you can and then chop off the edges with scissors or guillotine. If you want your final piece of paper to be a specific size, you have to print onto a larger piece of paper and then cut it down to that size.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia