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Quark Xpress: Make sure your artwork has a 3mm bleed (image area outside the trim area), and all fonts used are loaded. Go to: File / Export / Layout as PDF, this will give you the 'Export as a PDF' window, select 'PDF/X-1a:2001' under the 'pdf Style' and save.

In Design: Make sure your artwork has a 3mm bleed (image area outside the trim area), and all fonts used are loaded. Go to: File / Export under Format select 'Adobe PDF' save, this takes you to the 'Export' Adobe PDF window, under 'Adobe PDF Preset' select 'PDF/X-1a:2001' select 'Marks and Bleed' and click crop marks on and add 3mm bleed select Export.

Adobe Illustrator: Make sure your artwork has a 3mm bleed (image area outside the trim area), and all fonts used are loaded. Go to: File / Save as under Format select 'Adobe PDF' save, this takes you to the 'Export' Adobe PDF window, under 'Adobe PDF Preset' select 'PDF/X-1a:2001' select 'Marks and Bleed' and click crop marks on and add 3mm bleed select Save PDF.

Adobe Photoshop: Make sure your artwork has a 3mm bleed (image area outside the trim area), and all fonts used are loaded. Go to: File / Save as under Format select 'Photoshop PDF' save, this takes you to the 'Export Adobe PDF window, under 'Adobe PDF Preset' select 'PDF/X-1a:2001' then Save PDF.

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Bleed is the area on your artwork that extends beyond the actual dimensions of the document. Bleed is needed to avoid strips of white paper showing on the edges of your print should your prints be misaligned when cut to size. All objects in your artwork that touch the edges of the document require bleed, for example a background colour or image should cover the entire bleed area. You can add bleed by extending any objects that touch the edge of your document by 3mm outside your artwork.

You can set up artwork in various programmes, below are details of how to amend the size of your file in the more common programmes. Always remember to set up your artwork with bleed, so if you choose a business card 85x55mm remember your 3mm bleed on all edges. If you are not using an artwork programme that allows you to add bleed like Quark, Illustrator and Indesign, then you will need to add 3mm each side to your document size. So a 85x55mm card file would be 91x61mm. Make sure to keep all text well in from the edge, the guillotine will trim it down to 85x55mm (only colour or background image should be in the bleed area).

Illustrator: Select file then document setup
InDesign: Select file then document setup
Photoshop:Select image then image size
Quark:Select file then page setup
Word:Select file then page layout then paper
Hint: choose custom size if what you want isn't there, and enter your page dimensions.

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