A PRACTICAL GUIDE to adding bld and crop marks to your document We highly suggest that you use a professional graphic designer, however, if you create your own artwork here are some tips for adding those essential details for making your file print ready. Adobe Illustrator • From the file menu, choose Save As. Make sure the Format drop down tab near the bottom of the screen is set to Adobe PDF. Click Save to move on. • On the left column, choose marks and bleeds. In the first section labeled “Marks,” check the trim marks to add crop marks. In the next section la- beled “Bleeds,” check “use document bleed set- tings” if they have been setup correctly in the original creation of the document. Otherwise, uncheck the box, and include a 0.1875 bleed all four sides of the document. The link button can update all the fields equally if you type in the first box and hit tab. Save PDF. Adobe InDesign • From the file menu, choose Export. Make sure the Format drop down tab near the bottom of the screen is set to Adobe PDF (print). Title your docu- ment and hit save. • On the left column, choose marks and bleeds. In the first section labeled “Marks,”check “crop marks.” In the next section labeled “Bleeds and Slug,” check use document bleed settings if they have been setup correctly in the original creation of the docu- ment. Otherwise, uncheck the box, and include a 0.1875 bleed all four sides of the document. The link button can update all the fields equally if you type in the first box and hit tab. Hit the Export button. Your document cannot close until InDesign is fin- ished exporting your PDF. • * File > Package if you have a document that uses links. If the document needs altered, this package will provide us with all the fonts and links neces- sary to edit your document accurately and quickly. • Make sure your document size is set to the final trim size specified in your appropriate template located here: http://store.vervante.com/c/affil/print_specs.html IMPORTANT FIRST STEP: Make sure your document size is set to the final trim size specified in your appropriate template located here: http://vervante.com/A6CA8
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a p r a c t i c a l g u i d eto adding bleed and crop marks
to your documentWe highly suggest that you use a professional graphic designer, however, if you create your own
artwork here are some tips for adding those essential details for making your file print ready.
Adobe Illustrator• From the filemenu, choose Save As. Make sure
theFormatdropdowntabnearthebottomofthescreenissettoAdobePDF.ClickSavetomoveon.
• Ontheleftcolumn,choosemarksandbleeds.Inthe first section labeled“Marks,” check the trimmarkstoaddcropmarks.Inthenextsectionla-beled“Bleeds,” check“use document bleed set-tings” if they have been setup correctly in theoriginal creation of the document. Otherwise,uncheckthebox,andincludea0.1875bleedallfoursidesofthedocument.Thelinkbuttoncanupdateallthefieldsequallyifyoutypeinthefirstboxandhittab.SavePDF.
Adobe InDesign• Fromthefilemenu,chooseExport.Makesurethe
Format drop down tab near the bottom of thescreenissettoAdobePDF(print).Titleyourdocu-mentandhitsave.
• On the left column, choosemarks andbleeds. Inthefirstsectionlabeled“Marks,”check“cropmarks.”Inthenextsectionlabeled“BleedsandSlug,”checkuse document bleed settings if they have beensetupcorrectlyintheoriginalcreationofthedocu-ment.Otherwise,uncheck thebox,and includea0.1875bleedallfoursidesofthedocument.Thelinkbuttoncanupdateallthefieldsequallyifyoutypeinthefirstboxandhittab.HittheExportbutton.Yourdocumentcannotcloseuntil InDesign isfin-ishedexportingyourPDF.
• *File>Packageifyouhaveadocumentthatuseslinks.Ifthedocumentneedsaltered,thispackagewillprovideuswithallthefontsandlinksneces-sarytoedityourdocumentaccuratelyandquickly.
• Makesureyourdocument size is set to thefinaltrim size specified in your appropriate templatelocatedhere:
http://store.vervante.com/c/affil/print_specs.html
IMPORTANT FIRST STEP:Make sure your document size is set to the final trim size specified in your appropriate template located here:
http://vervante.com/A6CA8
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Adobe Photoshop - Not Reccomended• Using photoshop to apply crops and bleed
marks requires advance planning. You canplace a photoshop (PSD) document in InDe-signandexport to includebleeds from there.SeeInDesignnotes.
• When you are creating your document, itneeds the resolution to be set to 300 pixels/inch.Thedefaultsettingisfor72,whichisonlyacceptable forweb and images to be viewedonscreen.
• YoualsoneedtoincludeyourbleedsinthesizeofyourPSDdocument. Ifyourfinaldocumenttrimsize is5x7, yourdocument inphotoshopshouldbe5.25x7.25(toincludespaceforthetop AND bottom, and left AND right... yourbleedswillonlybe0.125insteadofthe0.1875suggestedbyVervante.)
• FromPhotoshop’sFilemenu,choosePrintwithPreview. In thedialogbox, check“ShowMoreOptions.”IntheOutputarea,checkthe“CornerCropMarks”box, then click theBleedbutton.Specifyableedof0.125inches.
• Whenthepage isprinted, thecropmarkswillbemovedinward0.125onalledgesofthedoc-ument.
Adobe Acrobat Pro - Not Reccomended.• From the File > Print menu, choose the ad-
vanced options button. From the left columnchoose the marks and bleeds option. Checktrim marks. This will not add bleeds to yourdocument. You can only use if your images/colordonot“runoff”theedgeofthepage.
Bleed AreaTrim Line
File that has been exported with crop marks and bleed
Final document
Crop Marks
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