Edit print presets, Delete print presets, Printer’s marks and bleeds – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual

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USING INDESIGN CS4

Printing

Edit print presets

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Do one of the following:

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Choose File

> Print, adjust print settings, and click Save Preset. In the Save Preset dialog box that appears, either

type a name in the text box or use the current name. (If the current name is an existing preset, saving overwrites
that preset’s settings.) Click

OK.

•

Choose File

> Print Presets

> Define, select a preset from the list, and then click Edit. Adjust print settings, and

click

OK to return to the Print Presets dialog box. Then click

OK again.

You can edit the default preset as you would any other using the steps outlined above.

Delete print presets

1 Choose File

> Print Presets

> Define.

2 Select one or more presets from the list and click Delete. Shift-click to select adjacent presets. Ctrl-click (Windows)

or Command-click (Mac

OS) to select nonadjacent presets.

Printer’s marks and bleeds

Specify printer’s marks

When you prepare a document for printing, a number of marks are needed to help the printer determine where to trim
the paper, align separation films when producing proofs, measure film for correct calibration and dot density, and so
on. Selecting any page-mark option expands the page boundaries to accommodate printer’s marks, bleed (the parts of
text or objects that extend past the page boundary to account for slight inaccuracy when trimming), or slug area (an
area outside the page and bleed that contains printer instructions or job sign-off information).

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. Also make sure that your media size is large enough
to contain the page and any printer’s marks, bleeds, or the slug area. If a document doesn’t fit the media, you can
control where items are clipped by using the Page Position option in the Setup area of the Print dialog box.

Printer’s marks

A. Crop marks B. Registration mark C. Page information D. Color bars E. Bleed marks F. Slug area