Creating bleed in publisher / PDF / Distiller

[Richard]

Does anyone know how to corectly allow bleed in publisher.

I have acheived it but it does seem very long winded ?

This is how

Having laid the document out (Booklet A4, 4 pages to a leaf) i then go to
page setup, choose Adobe PDF (I do not have a distiller driver, although
distiller is installed?) Select properties, layout (or paper quality) tab,
select advanced and change paper size to postscript custom then ad 4mm to
both the width & height.

I then have to adjust the relevant content to allow for the bleed, and
relayout my master header & footers, and move every page 1.5mm toward the
spine (middle of the page). Then print to PDF or save as postscript and let
distiller create the PDF. Either way works, but i feel is VERY long winded,
is there an easier way?

Many thanks

Rich

 

[Mac Townsend]

your page size should not be adjusted to allow for bleed. Bleed should
fall off the page (make it a uniform amount, say 1/8 inch, and try to be
consistant)

when printing you then use an oversize paper (the "page" is the docuent
size, the "paper" is the stuff you print it on which, so long as it is
large enough to contain the necessary elements, can be any size). For a
US Letter page one typically uses LetterExtra for the paper, which adds
1" to the OA width and height, allowing for bleeeds, crop marks, etc.
You will need to allow for bleeds in the printing dialogs.