How To: Export PDFs from Canva with Crop Marks & Bleeds

Written By Justina Kenyon

If you are working in Canva, it is important to know how to export your designs in a format that will work for your printer. From flattening to crop marks, in this guide I will show you how to export designs for professional printing.

Exporting A PDF From Canva With Print Bleeds & Crop Marks

Step 1:

With your design open in Canva, select File>Settings>Show Print Bleed

Step 2:

Select Share>Download

Step 3:

In the download menu, select File Type>PDF Print

Step 4:

Check the boxes for Crop Marks and Bleeds and Flatten PDF (flattening a pdf merges all design elements into one layer and prevents elements from being lost during printing)

Step 4.5:

If you have a Canva Pro account, select CMYK under Color Profile (if you don’t have a Canva Pro account, leave this as RGB)

Step 5: Select Download and save your file where you would like on your computer

Congratulations! Your file (with crop marks and bleeds) is now downloaded and ready to send for printing.

Justina Kenyon