Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Setting Marks and Bleed Options
The Marks and Bleed category in the Print dialog box allows you to select printer's marks
and create a bleed. Printer marks appear at the edge of the printable page. Commercial
printers use printer marks to trim the paper, registration marks to align printing plates, and
color bars to print colors properly. Bleed is the amount of artwork that appears outside of
the printing area, which includes the bounding box and trim marks. Bleed is useful as a
margin of error. It makes sure that ink is printed to the edge of the page so that there are no
gaps between the artwork and the edge of the trimmed document page. Your commercial
printer can advise you on bleed settings based on your print job.
Set Marks and Bleed Print Options
Click the
File
menu, and then click
Print
.
Click the
Marks and Bleed
category.
Select from the various Marks options:
•
All Printer's Marks.
Select to enable the following check boxes: Trim
Marks, Registration Marks, Color Bars, and Page Information.
•
Trim Marks.
Select to add trim lines for cutting the page.
•
Registration Marks.
Select to add small targets for aligning color separa-
tions.
•
Color Bars.
Select to add small color squares with color information for the
printer.
•
Page Information.
Select to add labels with document information: name,
artboard number, time and date, plate color, and screen angle.
•
Printer Mark Type.
Select a type: Roman or Japanese.
•
Trim Mark Weight.
Specify a thickness for the trim marks.
•
Offset.
Specify an offset value (0-72 points) for the distance between trim
marks and the bounding box.
Enter an offset value to make sure that any printer's marks will not be over-
lapped by the bleed.
