Indesign Gutter Bleed Slug

Extended images and objects that allow for trimming mistakes and more.

Indesign gutter bleed slug.

And there you go. We recommend adjusting the options in document setup file document setup before printing. You ve set up your bleed and slug for your document. Enough to contain the page and any printer s marks bleeds or the slug.

Gutter is the term that refers to the spacing between the copies on the press sheet which is important to allow for bleeds and trimming. The gutter is the space between each copy of your postcard on the press sheet. If anything creeps over the edge on your page you must assign bleed in your document settings. I am working on a macboopro os 10 6 8 with indesign cs5.

Export with apple e pick your location and then click bleed and slug on the left and use the document settings. Indesign has a document setup dialog box which contains settings for the slug area bleed area i e. Click create new to open the new document dialog box. When i make a pdf of the layout however the inner margin is strange.

The final thing you need to do is make sure the pdf file you are exporting for the printer is set up for your bleed and slug. I have laid out a 257 page book in 6 x 9 format with facing pages. For example if you are printing a postcard multiple copies of the postcard will fit on a single press sheet. If you are setting crop marks and want the artwork to contain a bleed or slug area make sure that you extend the artwork past the crop marks to accommodate the bleed or slug.

Some of the pages have full bleed graphics so i set the bleed of all edges at 0 125 1 8. Select the linked file in the indesign links panel and in the link info check the effective ppi to see the resolution after sizing. You can also enter print bleed values in bleed and slug if you know them. I the bleed section make sure all 4 boxes are at least 125 inches.

You may need to scroll to see it use any unit of measurement to set the margins. How to print the slug and bleed areas. Set margins bleed and slug open margins.