Placing Illustrator file into InDesign 2020 - Bleeds aren't visible!

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December 26, 2019
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I've found an issue with placing an illustrator file into InDesign 2020 - the bleeds don't seem to always want to come with it. It seems to happen sometimes, but not all of the time!

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Correct answer Luke Jennings

In addition to adding bleed to your elements in Illustrator, the Illustrator document setup needs to include bleed. (you probably did, I just want to make this clear). If you still have the file from two weeks ago, is it still doing the same thing? re-saving it in Illustrator might fix it, or saving as a PDF (using the Illustrator default settings) should fix it.

gracek81560049

Participant

I'm sure you may have figured this out by now, but in case you haven't. Or if someone else needs a solution. Open up the Illustrator file. Go to file and scroll down to Document setup. Where it says "Bleed" enter the bleed amount you want typically .25 or .125 is the standard bleed for most. Then do this same thing in InDesign. Whenever you "place" the Illustrator file into InDesign, it should now show bleeds no matter what Options you select. Hope this help. 🙂

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SJRiegel

Legend

Check your import Crop options (check box at then bottom of the import dialog, or hold the shift key when double-clikcing or choisng Open. You will want to choose Bleed.

katmiller84Author

Participant

That wasn't making a difference with it.

I set bleed in the Illustrator file which seemed to fix it. But we had an instance (I work for a marking department in a corporation) two weeks ago where whether the .ai was saved with or without bleed and no matter what we chose in the Import box it wasn't working. Seems we have to try all the things and hope at some point it works.

Luke JenningsCorrect answer

Inspiring

In addition to adding bleed to your elements in Illustrator, the Illustrator document setup needs to include bleed. (you probably did, I just want to make this clear). If you still have the file from two weeks ago, is it still doing the same thing? re-saving it in Illustrator might fix it, or saving as a PDF (using the Illustrator default settings) should fix it.