Specifying the Page Bleed Size

The bleed is the area beyond the edge of the page where printing occurs. Professional printers use the bleed to prevent a final trimmed document from having unprinted areas along the edge of the document. You can set the size of the bleed in the Page Properties dialog.

How to Specify the Page Bleed Size

  1. Open a page in a layout.
  2. Double-click on the page (without double-clicking on a frame).
  1. Select the Print Marks tab.
  2. (Optional) The current page in the layout is selected at the top in the Page field. You can use this field to select any of the other pages in the layout and your changes will be applied to that page. If you plan to make the same changes to all of the pages in the layout, select <all> from this drop-down. That way, you only need to specify your settings one time for all of the pages.

  3. Use the Bleeds section to enter settings.

    • Left Enter the length of the left bleed area for the page. First you need to select Length in the top drop-down list. You can then enter a value in the lower-left area and choose from several different units of measurement (points, pixels, centimeters, etc.) in the lower-right area. See Units of Measurement.
    • Right Enter the length of the right bleed area for the page. First you need to select Length in the top drop-down list. You can then enter a value in the lower-left area and choose from several different units of measurement (points, pixels, centimeters, etc.) in the lower-right area. 
    • Top Enter the length of the top bleed area for the page. First you need to select Length in the top drop-down list. You can then enter a value in the lower-left area and choose from several different units of measurement (points, pixels, centimeters, etc.) in the lower-right area. 
    • Bottom Enter the length of the bottom bleed area for the page. First you need to select Length in the top drop-down list. You can then enter a value in the lower-left area and choose from several different units of measurement (points, pixels, centimeters, etc.) in the lower-right area. 
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click Save the active file. to save your work.