Option to Align to Bleed

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February 18, 2025
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Currently in illustrator you have the option to align objects to Selction, Key Object, and Artboard. Since I've been using the software, and working heavily for print, I the need to align to bleed has always been necessary.

My request is to add a fourth option to align to bleed.

Correct answer barbara_a7746676

This is one way that you could do it by manually creating the trim marks.

Draw a rectangle about 1/4 inch outside the bounds of your artwork where you want the crop.

With the rectangle selected, choose Effects > Trim Marks. The rectangle will be selectable; the trim marks will not be selectable (although you could Expand Appearance to make them selectable).

You could now align any object to the rectangle.

Mental-Traffic

Participant

+1 to this feature, I’d use it daily...

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @Mental-Traffic

Thanks for reaching out. Would you mind creating a UserVoice for this feature request (https://illustrator.uservoice.com/) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

Also, try the suggestions shared by Barbara and let us know how it goes.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.
Anubhav

C

cksteiner

Participating Frequently

Agree 100%. I run into this issue daily.

barbara_a7746676

Correct answer

Community Expert

This is one way that you could do it by manually creating the trim marks.

Draw a rectangle about 1/4 inch outside the bounds of your artwork where you want the crop.

With the rectangle selected, choose Effects > Trim Marks. The rectangle will be selectable; the trim marks will not be selectable (although you could Expand Appearance to make them selectable).

You could now align any object to the rectangle.

Lavish_Moonlight0D4CAuthor

Inspiring

I sort of do that now by making a rectangle to the size of my bleed and then center it to the artboard, but that means i have to find and select that rectangle everytime i need to align. would be much easier if i could just click a button like the other three options. Its a work around, but thank you for offering a solution.

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