What is "bleed" in the Commercial PDF options?

Bleed or Full Bleed allows professional grade printers to print all the way to the edge of the paper.

Home and small office printers typically leave a white border around the edges of the paper. Full-bleed prints are usually trimmed down to the dimensions of the design, thereby ensuring that the printing extends all the way to the edge of the paper, instead of leaving a white border.

You may want to select the bleed option any time you are using a professional printer. Doing so will give a more professional look to your Marketing Piece.

Most home/small office printers cannot print all the way to the edge of the paper, so you will not get expected results if you use a bleed for printing on a home/small office printer.

The 1/8" bleed is most common, however some printing companies require a 1/4" bleed. Check with your printing company to find out which bleed width they require.