{"id":2657,"date":"2018-08-28T17:22:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T17:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/?page_id=2657"},"modified":"2023-06-22T20:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:28:40","slug":"bleeds-borders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/home\/help_center\/bleeds-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleeds and Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
QUICK LINKS<\/strong><\/td>BLEEDS AND BORDERS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WHAT IS A BLEED?<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/td>		EXAMPLES: Do's and Don'ts<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WHY DO WE REQUIRE A BLEED?<\/a><\/strong><\/td>RESOURCES: Adobe Setup for Illustrator + Photoshop<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FULL BLEED PRINTING: Products That Require Bleed<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HOW IT WORKS \u2013 File Setup \u2013 Adobe InDesign \u2013 Adding a Bleed Area<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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The Basics: <\/strong>What is Bleed?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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A bleed is printing that goes over the edge of your designed artwork. It is part of the background that will be trimmed off after the file is printed and helps us cut it down to the finished size.<\/p>\n

The bleed is an area where the document image is extended over the artwork area that does not contain important information and will get cut off.<\/p>\n

Below you can see the lines in an InDesign document set up for Full Bleed and what each line means.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0RED line<\/strong>\u00a0is the bleed line.
\nThe\u00a0Black lines<\/strong> are the Cut lines or Crop Marks
\nThe\u00a0Pink line<\/strong> is the safety line or margin.
\nThe Blue line<\/strong> shows you the edge of the file and where it will be cut.<\/p>\n

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Why the Service Bureau requires files with a Bleed?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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