PRINTER JARGON What is Full Bleed (and is it as painful as it sounds?)

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Full Bleed is when the printed image goes beyond the page and is trimmed off for full coverage.

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You must set up your document correctly in the beginning.

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Here’s a sample in Adobe InDesign.

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CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT click on <more options>

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LIKE MAGIC the bleed & slug options appear

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SET YOUR BLEED SIZE ⅛ inch all around is the standard = .125

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CREATE! click <okay> and get to work!

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Just be sure to take your images/colored background to the bleed line that is now extended past your page size.

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EXPORTING YOUR PDF Go to <marks and bleeds> click <use document bleed settings>

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REMEMBER! Whatever extends past your page to the bleed line will be trimmed off in the print production process.

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Frame and size your graphics accordingly!

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