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Tess15A7
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February 23, 2022
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In Design not exporting the right size

  • February 23, 2022
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Hey all! I need an assist. 

 

I have a 6"x4" post card with an 1/8" bleed. 

When I export, it comes out 6.4x4.4. 

 

I checked that there are no margins etc. Will you help me figure out what I'm missing, please? 

Thank you! 

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Peter Spier
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Peter SpierCommunity Expert
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February 24, 2022

Are you including printer's marks in the export? They add to the PDF size.

If you are you will also need to increast the marks offest to at least the value of the bleed allowance to keep them out of the bleed area, which will increase the size even more.

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    Tess15A7Author
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    February 24, 2022

    Hi Peter, thanks for that! There are no printers marks (they asked me not to). 

    Just now a TON of white space around the art and 6.2x4.2. 

     

    I may be a lost cause! 🙂

    Peter Spier
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    Peter SpierCommunity Expert
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    February 24, 2022

    Did you run your artwork out to the bleed guides?

      J E L
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      J E LCommunity Expert
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      February 23, 2022

      Hi @Tess15A7 Okay. You want 6.25 x 4.25 for full bleed. Check your document set up and your export settings. Margins don't matter as they are your interior settings only, not final overall dimensions.

       

       

       

      PDF Properties result:

       

       

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        Tess15A7Author
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        February 24, 2022

        I made my settings match yours, and the PDF "Actual Size" is 6.2x4.2 (I assume Adobe rounds up). 

        My new and improved challenge is there is now a TON of space around the outside of the art. Is that just how it is going to be? I want to print a full bleed...did I say that? 

         

         

        J E L
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        J E LCommunity Expert
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        February 24, 2022

        No, it doesn't round up unless you are beyond 3 decimal points. You should be seeing the size exactly like mine at 6.25 x 4.25. I'm not sure what you mean about a TON of space around the outside without seeing your artwork. The outside red line is the bleed mark. The black line inside that is the trim mark. The purple line represents my margin settings, but check with your printer. Did they provide a template? Something like below?

         

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