Templates

When you are creating a bleed document to print with us your document size must be .5 inches larger than the finished size. This means that an 8.5" x 11" bleed document must be submitted to us as 9" x 11.5".

When you are creating a bleed document to print with us your document size must be .5 inches larger than the finished size. This means that an 8.5" x 11" bleed document must be submitted to us as 9" x 11.5".

Once you have created the larger document size you will want to adjust your margins. In the program you are using you will either need to set specific margins or create guides at .25" and .5" around the document. The first guide at .25" around is where your document will be cut to create the bleed. The second guide at .5" will ensure that any important content you have, such as text, is not cut off when we go to cut your document.

Now that you have setup your document and margins you can begin designing your file. The most important part of the bleed design is to ensure that anything you want to bleed is extended all the way to the edge of the document. For an 8.5" x 11" document this means that any background colors or images should go all the way to the edge of the 9" x 11.5" file.

When you are creating a bleed document to print with us your document size must be .5 inches larger than the finished size. This means that an 8.5" x 11" bleed document must be submitted to us as 9" x 11.5".