Crop Marks add white border with export to pdf

[mejohnso]

Hello-
I am trying to include crop marks on a jewel case insert when I export to pdf. Whenever I include the crop marks, however, it adds a large white border around the edges. Is there a way to get it to keep the background color and not the white border? I've tried bleeds, but that actually seems to increase the border. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Mel

 

[apepp]

...with crop marks enabled it requires extra page to the width and height to accommodate these marks on the sheet, the only three options you have are to either:

...have no crop marks etc enabled but allow the bleed to be included on the sheet...

...if the artwork doesn't have elements extending the trimmed size, deselect marks and also the bleed, so the export is as the document size setup...

...last option is to increase your bleed in document (10 to 15mm for example) set up to a much larger value and create the artwork with the background to extend to the new bleed margins, then in the export options include the crops, page info (but deselect bleed marks, bleed marks will add a white border) and have the bleed in the export dialog the same larger value as setup in your document setup (10 to 15mm for example)...

...you can also adjust the marks offset value as long as it isn't too close to the pages trim edge (I set mine to the default or to 2.5 - 3mm usually)..

Andrew

 

[apepp]

...in short, so long as you have bleed marks turned off and have a big enough bleed value to cover the trim marks the white border will be gone...

Andrew

 

[mejohnso]

Thank you Andrew!
Mel