e Design Guidelines
Layout
Remember to allow generous margins when designing a page - most inkjet printers need a large margin along at least one edge (often along the bottom) - and even modern laser printers will often require reasonable margins all round.
Having images bleed off the page is usually not possible on desktop printers.
A page margin of 13mm is usually safe on most printers.
If you are in any doubt, make sure you check the design will print correctly on all the printers that might be printing the documents.
An overall background image on a template will increase the file size of all documents created with the template.
If a document's file size is too large, it may be difficult to send it attached to an email, and over time, it may take up too much storage space on a hard drive or server.
Fonts
Logos and any fixed large type can be embedded as graphics in the template and therefore do not need to be installed on the template users' computers.
On the other hand, any small type, or type that users will be entering themselves, will have to be in a typeface that is available to them.
This may require installing a font or set of fonts at the same time as the templates.
Any fonts installed should be legally bought and licensed.
Embedding fonts in Office applications depends on the font's licensing settings. Not just any font can be embedded, and this is an area fraught with complications, so do get in touch if you are looking to embed fonts in a template.
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