- In Canva, click the create button and head down to “Custom size”.
- Set the size to 21.89 x 28.54 cm.
- Head to File -> Rulers and Guides and toggle on “Show print bleed” so you can get a rough idea of where the trim size is likely to be.
To make an 8.5” x 11” (A4) activity book, we’ll need to set our Canva doc to the bleed size dimensions of 8.625” x 11.25” (21.89 x 28.54 cm) otherwise we’ll end up with awkward white-space around each page.
If you’re going for a different size, here are all the current bleed sizes for each trim size for Amazon KDP:
| Page size without bleed | Page size with bleed |
|---|---|
| 5” x 8” (12.7 x 20.32 cm) | 5.125” x 8.25” (13.01 x 20.96 cm) |
| 5.06” x 7.81” (12.85 x 19.84 cm) | 5.185” x 8.06” (13.17 x 20.47 cm) |
| 5.25” x 8” (13.34 x 20.32 cm) | 5.375” x 8.25” (13.65 x 20.96 cm) |
| 5.5” x 8.5” (13.97 x 21.59 cm) | 5.626” x 8.75” (14.29 x 22.23 cm) |
| 6” x 9” (15.24 x 22.86 cm) | 6.125” x 9.25” (15.56 x 23.50 cm) |
| 6.14” x 9.21” (15.6 x 23.39 cm) | 6.265” x 9.46” (15.9 x 23.99 cm) |
| 6.69” x 9.61” (16.99 x 24.4 cm) | 6.815” x 9.86” (17.29 x 25 cm) |
| 7” x 10” (17.78 x 25.4 cm) | 7.125” x 10.25” (18.08 x 26 cm) |
| 7.44” x 9.69” (18.9 x 24.61 cm) | 7.565” x 9.94” (19.2 x 25.21 cm) |
| 7.5” x 9.25” (19.05 x 23.5 cm) | 7.625” x 9.5” (19.35 x 24.1 cm) |
| 8” x 10” (20.32 x 25.4 cm) | 8.125” x 10.25” (20.52 x 26 cm) |
| 8.5” x 11” (21.59 x 27.94 cm) | 8.625” x 11.25” (21.89 x 28.54 cm) |
| 8.25” x 6” (20.96 x 15.24 cm) | 8.375” x 6.25” (21.26 x 15.84 cm) |
| 8.25” x 8.25” (20.96 x 20.96 cm) | 8.375” x 8.5” (21.26 x 21.56 cm) |
| 8.25” x 11” (20.96 x 27.94 cm) | 8.375” x 11.25” (21.26 x 28.54 cm) |
| 8.27” x 11.69” (21 x 29.7 cm) | 8.395” x 11.94” (21.3 x 30.3 cm) |
| 8.5” x 8.5” (21.59 x 21.59 cm) | 8.625” x 8.75” (21.91 x 22.23 cm) |
Trim size? Bleed size? The easiest way to think of it is that your book will be printed at the bleed size and cut down to the trim size. This allows you to make sure that your graphics go all the way to the edge of the page (bleed out).