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Asked by: Nicefora Cole
technology and computing desktop publishingWhat is offset in Marks and Bleed in InDesign?
Also question is, how do you show bleed marks in InDesign?
In Adobe InDesign, it's easy to addbleedto a project. In the new document dialog box, simplyenter a valuefor the bleed of the file in the Bleedand Slugsection of the dialog box. Or if the file is alreadycreated, youcan choose File > Document Setup and enter thebleedvalue there.
Herein, what does offset mean in InDesign?
Offset. Specifies how far from the edge ofthepage (not the bleed) InDesign will draw printer's marks.Bydefault, InDesign draws printer's marks 6 points fromtheedge of the page. To avoid drawing printer's marks on a bleed,besure to enter an Offset value greater than theBleedvalue.
Crop marks are important for anyartwork,especially if the design will bleed. Bleed.To havebleed on a document means that the printed designisintending to extend to one or more of the edges of thedocument.Bleed is typically required to extend 2mm or morepast thecrop marks.