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Illustrator Javascript: How to Automate and Edit Document Bleed Settings Programmatically?

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January 6, 2026
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Hi everyone,

I created a JavaScript script that allows me to automate part of my job (creating packaging layouts). In this script, I resize the working sheet and then calculate the required bleed on the top, bottom, left, and right sides to have a A3 page format

I would like to apply these bleed values automatically, but I don’t think this is currently possible. At the moment, I have to write them down and then copy and paste them into the document settings manually.

Do you know if I’m mistaken and if there is a way to automate this, or is this a feature that might be added in the future?

Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

You can create a New Document Profile with these bleed settings and use that for your new documents.

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Cédric29278499ef53Author

Yes that true but i based my automation on a template, from this template i only resize and move elements

so if i create a new document with bleed, i should copy-paste everything, center it, etc... from the template to the new document

it would be perfect if there was a function that can modify bleed directly in the curent document

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

I am not a scripter (hope someone will notice this post) and so I don't know if the bleed settings in File > Document Setup are accessible by scripting.

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