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[georgyboy]

Hi,
I have put together a A4 layout, measuremeents given to work with are standard A4 size but with a 3mm bleed. My confusion is with the bleed. At the moment I have the document set up at A4 size and have brought the margins in 3mm on each side, is that correct for the bleed? Or am I meant to add 3mm to the edge of the A4 layout which would make it 213x300 instead of the normal 210x297. I hope i explained this well enuff, confusion is mmaking me delirious. Thanks

 

[carlow]

Hi georgyboy,

Bleed is extra of your paper size. Let's say that your printed size will be an A4 and you have photo's or illustrations going over the paper size, then the printer needs extra bleed. This bleed is needed when cutting the paper to its final size (A4) when there is no bleed there is a possibility that you may have white edges on the cutting edge.

So don't change your document size, but make sure that your photo's or illustrations go 3mm over the document size.

hope this helps
carlow

 

[georgyboy]

thanks carlow, that was really helpful. but... with the ad i sent thru they asked for a a4 size with a 3mm bleed right. i put 3mm margins into the a4 document, i didnt add them to the document yet the printer said it was right size, whats that mean?

 

[carlow]

hi

I presume you don't have anything going over the border of your document size. Or they put your illustrator file in another programm say InDesign and enlarge it there so that they have the bleed they need.

It is difficult to tell from far away how your printer handles your file.

carlow