If the idea of printing your designs feels overwhelming, and terms like bleeds, DPI, or CMYK leave you scratching your head, don’t worry! This guide will walk you through the essentials of transforming your digital Venngage designs into high-quality printed materials.

Note: Download options depend on your account type. Free users cannot download designs but can share them via Link Sharing.

Quick Guide: Downloading Your Design

1. Open your design in the Venngage Editor.

2. Click the Download button and choose your preferred file format.

   

3. Follow the instructions to save the file to your device.

✨ After downloading as a PNG or PDF, you can print the design on your printer or send it to a professional print service.

Understanding Resolution and DPI

Resolution

Resolution refers to the detail in an image, whether displayed on a screen or printed. High-resolution images appear sharp and clear, while low-resolution images can look blurry or pixelated when zoomed in.

Example:

• Left image: High resolution, crisp, and detailed.

• Right image: Low resolution, fuzzy, and pixelated.

On screens: resolution is measured in PPI (Pixels Per Inch). A pixel is the smallest unit a screen can display.

For printing: printers convert PPI to DPI (Dots Per Inch), which measures how many dots of ink are applied per inch of paper.

DPI

• DPI (Dots Per Inch) measures print resolution.

• Clear, high-quality images print at 300 DPI.

• Venngage designs default to 96 DPI, which is standard for screens.

  💡 Tip for Business or Enterprise users: Download your design as a PDF to achieve 300 DPI print resolution.

RGB vs. CMYK

• RGB (Red, Green, Blue): Standard for screens.

• CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black): Standard for print.

Important: Colors may appear slightly different when printed. To check color vibrancy from screen to print, you can use external converters like Rapid Tables.

Choosing the Right Print Size

Venngage allows you to customize your design page size in pixels, inches, or centimeters.

• Use online converters (like PixelTo) to convert between pixels and your preferred metric.

• Business or Enterprise users can use the resize feature to automatically scale all elements when changing page size.

Using Margins for Printing

Margins define the safe space between your design elements and the edge of the page. Most standard printers cannot print all the way to the edge, so keeping elements within the margins ensures nothing gets cut off.

How to use the margins guide in Venngage:

1. Open your design in the Editor.

2. Click File in the top toolbar.

   

3. Select Show margins under Page settings.

   

Tip: If your design goes beyond the margins on a standard page (e.g., Letter 8" x 11"), parts of your design may be cut off when printing.

Final Tips for Printing

• Consider adding a small bleed area if your design has background colors or images extending to the edge.

• For professional printing, always use high-resolution PDFs.

• Double-check your color mode: use CMYK for print and RGB for digital.

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