What is trimming?

Trimming is the process of cutting a document down to its finished size.

Commerical printing presses cannot print to the very edge of a sheet of paper. In order to achieve this effect, your design is usually printed onto a larger piece of paper. The white, unprinted border is subsequently trimmed off using a guillotine.



If you are creating artwork for print, you will need to add an area of bleed to your design. Read my article 'What is printing bleed' for more information.