(Next time, just select “DPPS Bleeds” from the Adobe PDF Preset Menu and click Export).ĥ. You should Save Preset in the bottom left corner and rename it “DPPS Bleeds” to use in the future! Click Export. No other changes are necessary for this preset!Ĥ. Click on Marks and Bleeds on the left side. In the Export Adobe PDF window, select from the Adobe PDF Preset Menu. Select Export from the File Menu, and under Format select Adobe PDF (Print). Any elements that bleed off the sheet should be placed in InDesign so they extend past the edge of the page in your layout.Ģ. If you are using InDesign for your creative work, please do the following to supply a PDF file to DPPS:ġ. Go to for more information and access to their indicia files.įor a glossary of these and MANY other print-related terms, visit the DPPS KB at. DPPS currently partners with United Mailing Services (UMS) and uses their indicia on mailings. Screen proofs are commonly referred to as “soft proofs” and once you approve your art on the screen we will generate a hardcopy proof at the final device and inspect it internally before proceeding with the full press run.Īn Indicia is used for mailing projects in bulk (200+ pieces) through a mail vendor. Soft Proof: Many times, files are proofed out using PDFs on the computer screen instead of printing a proof on an output device. Packaging a file includes the opportunity to include a PDF file too - make sure your settings in the PDF Export process include crops and bleeds for us to use that file for production. Packaging a file: When using InDesign, you can collect all of the fonts and linked images into one folder to be zipped and sent to us for processing. Speak with your CSR to determine the best binding method for your project. Each has advantages and disadvantages depending on your specs. We commonly 3-hole drill (for a ring binder), saddle-stitch, corner staple, coil (spiral bind), tape bind, or perfect bind packets, books, and newsletters. These are generated automatically when you export your file and ask for crop marks.īinding is the method we will finish your work off with when a multi-page project is printed.

In the sample image, we highlighted the bleed with a pink keyline.Ĭrop marks (or crops) are the marks you see on the outer edges of the sample image, which guide your printer on where to trim the project after printing. To create bleeds, place images and other elements outside of the trim edge on your document. The bleed ensures no white edges are showing on your final piece where you had images going to the edge. We usually print on a larger sheet and trim it down afterward. The bleed is the art that is extending outside of the trim area. (Your art will not have that keyline at the trim edge.) In the sample image, the trim is shown as a black keyline. You create a file that size in InDesign or another page layout program. The trim size is the final size you want your printed piece to be.

Bleed, trim size, crop marks, and binding are common topics in the printing process and we want you to learn about them! When preparing files for print, there are a few terms we toss around in conversation all the time that you should know.

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