Bleed

How do I create Bleed in InDesign? These basic instructions are for version CS3 . You may have to adapt them for other versions. Let’s assume you want an A4 document and you want images to go right to the edge of the sheet. We now know that we have to extend these images off the edge of the page so when guillotined down, we end up with a nice clean edge with no white border showing. Open up a new document. In the Opening Dialogue, set your page size, colums & margins as required Then from the same Opening Dialogue, select ‘More Options’ Set Margins to 7mm Set Bleed to 3mm on all 4 edges Set Slug to 0mm on all 4 edges. OK When it opens you will have The document (black border) The inside margins (purple border) The Bleed area (red border) Design your job making sure any images that need to Bleed are dragged off the edge of the document to ‘kiss’ the red border. Don’t forget to keep all important data & text 7mm from the edge of the edge of the sheet (in other words, within the purple border). When you have finished your design you need to create a PDF. Choose File > Adobe PDF Presets > High Quality Print Give it a name and specify where you want to save it to. Save A window will open (Export Adobe PDF settings) On the left menu: Compression : Leave this alone Marks & Bleeds : Choose ‘Crop Marks’ (but no others) and ‘Use Document Bleed Setting’ Output : Leave this alone Advanced : Leave this alone Security : Leave this alone Summary : Leave this alone then Export. Open your PDF and make sure it is all there, including the cut marks. Let’s hope that worked!