In the
final installment of “Seven Habits for Highly Successful Documents,”
we stated that bleeds are essential if any image will run off of the edge of a
page.
As an added customer service, we have developed
guidelines for creating bleeds with InDesign.
The Adobe
program is now the preeminent page layout choice for publications, books and
manuals.
An image
or element on a page bleeds when it extends beyond the trim edge of a page,
leaving no white margin. Bleed ensures that no white edges occur in the final
trimmed document.
Images or elements may bleed off one or
more sides. A photo, for example, could bleed on two sides—on the top of
the page and on the side. Full bleed is printing from one edge of the paper to
the other without standard white borders.
Slugs hold
nonprinting information, like titles and dates, instructions and other
descriptions about the document. Slugs are eliminated when the document is
trimmed to its final page size.
Here is a
surefire way to create a high-quality PDF from your InDesign that includes the
bleeds for the cover or body of your book.
This
procedure has been tested and will work for Windows CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, and Mac
CS4 and CS5.
First, you
must make sure that the graphics in your InDesign file do in fact extend beyond
the page size of your document by creating a bleed guideline in the
“Document Setup” window under the “Bleed and Slug” section.
Make sure that all of the images have adequate
resolution and that all of the fonts are
embedded.
Note: If you do not see the “Bleed and
Slug” section, press “MoreOptions” button.
In File/Document Setup, be sure to include bleed as
noted below.
To create
the PDF file that includes the bleeds, follow these instructions:
1. Go to File/Adobe PDF Presets/ [High Quality Print]
as shown below.
2. Give
your file a name and destination in the “Export” window and then
press the “Save” button.
3. In the
“Export Adobe PDF” window, choose “Marks and Bleeds” on the
left side of window, and under the “Bleed and Slug” section be sure
to check “Use Document Bleed Settings.”
Then press the “Export” button at the
bottom of the window, and the PDF file will be created.
When you open the newly created PDF, you will see
that the page size includes the bleed in your InDesign file.
Copresco
celebrated 24 years in the digital printing business this month with a barbeque
party for our staff.
The company was founded by president
and CEO Steve Johnson as Copies Overnight. The date was October 19, 1987, the
infamous Black Monday,when markets around the world crashed.
We quickly changed that gloomy day into a bright future,
and today, Copresco is nationally known as the leader in digital technology and
printing on-demand.
Sean Reese and Chris Arce get
ready to enjoy the fruits of their labor
after serving as chefs for the
Birthday Party barbeque.
We will
carry on our tradition of exceptional quality, extremely fast turnaround and
continual innovation and keep you posted on the latest developments in digital
printing.
So, when you need short-run books and manuals,
call the company that has the technical tools, the skilled staff and nearly one
quarter of a century of experience. Call Copresco.
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