InDesign PDF Export

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Normally, when exporting a print file to PDF, I use the default crop mark offset, with success. However, for some reason, it is not only placing the crop marks at the bottom/left in the incorrect position, but it is allowing a hidden portion of the that image to be shown (see page 1 of the attached PDF). In fact, if I change the offset to .25", it actually lowers the print image, and exposes even more of a cropped image (see page 2).

Admittedly, the original file was created in Canva, and provided to me with no actual bleed. I enlarged the image to provide at least a .0625 bleed.

James Gifford—NitroPress · Answer

Well, Canva. That pretty much says it all.

A properly placed element in ID, with bleeds set correctly, should crop at the bleed limit. The crop marks don't have much to do with that.

I don't completely follow your workflow, but it's always a mistake to get tricky and try and manually set up bleeds, crops, etc. Start with a clean, compliant source file and let the ID setup handle all the rest.

You don't say what format the original file is in. If it's PDF, open it in Acrobat and either crop it there as needed (to the ID bleed size) or just re-save it to get a clean/er file.

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