Now hit ok to apply all these picture formatting adjustments. While the document opens, click File > Page Setup > Paper Size > Manage Custom Sizes. Set the paper size to 8.75 x 11.13 to accommodate your full bleed design, set all the margins to “0”, and set the Non-Printable Areas to “User Defined.” Doing this lets you set up your letterhead as a full bleed instead of conforming to Word’s default margins. Place your letterhead design into your Microsoft Word documentYour letterhead design is going to be placed into the Header and Footer section of your Word document, which will automatically repeat on all additional pages. Now some guidelines for headers and footers will show up on the document. We’re using a full bleed design in this example with a 1/8″ bleed, which will give s us a document that is about 8.63 x 11.13 inches.Create your design in CMYK color mode, and if you’re using photos or complex graphics make sure that they 300ppi or higher, because Microsoft Word compresses all images that you place into it. There’s a great full-bleed letterhead template that you can download here. Export your letterhead design as a high res PNG fileTo do this, click File > Export > PNG. Make sure you select 300 ppi as the resolution. You can also save your design as a JPG and even as a TIFF however TIFF files will dramatically increase files size and loading times in Microsoft Word for your client. Set up your Microsoft Word documentNext, set up a Word document to insert your letterhead design into.
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