Print bleed is a printing term that refers to any image, artwork or background color that extends beyond the edge of the page. It is also known as “bleed off” or “bleed off the page”.
Print bleed is necessary because printers cannot print right up to the edge of a piece of paper. If artwork extends beyond the edge of a page, it must be trimmed down afterwards.
In Canva, print bleed is indicated by a grey border around your design. This border indicates where your design should extend beyond the edges of the page for printing. When designing in Canva, it is important to make sure that any images and backgrounds are extended past this grey border so they can be trimmed down to the correct size after printing.
Canva also allows you to adjust your design’s size, including adding an automatic print bleed when you resize or crop your design. However, if you are working with existing images or artwork, it is important to check that they extend past this grey border before sending them off for printing.
Conclusion:
Print bleed in Canva allows users to ensure their designs extend past the edges of the page for trimming after printing. The print bleed feature can be adjusted automatically when resizing or cropping a design, though it is important to check existing images and artwork manually.