I’m creating PDF files server‐side with lots of graphics so maximizing real estate is a must but at the same time ensuring users’ printers can handle the tight margins is a must.
Does anyone have an idea what safe values I can use for the margins when authoring the PDF files. In the past I’ve used work and home printers with margins of about 1 cm with no problems but of course I can’t take this as the de facto minimum.
Oh, and I don’t really want to allow the user to specify the margin (50% due to laziness, 50% because it will get complicated).
I’ve googled but couldn’t find anything concrete (search terms: average minimum margin printing).
Every printer is different but 0.25" (6.35 mm) is a safe bet.