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Can you print Set Page Boxes in a document?

New Here ,
Nov 25, 2024 Nov 25, 2024

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Just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to print "Set Page Boxes" in a pdf document. This is found under Tools>>>Print Production>>>Set Page Boxes. We output print-ready files for our clients all the time and sometimes it is helpful to show the bleed and trim boxes overlayed on the print file. I know you can show the page boxes by default under the menu Edit>>>Prefrerences>>>Page Display>>>Page Contect and Information>>> and select "Show art, trim, & bleed boxes but they only show on screen and do not print. I also know you can print trim and bleed marks under the advanced settings when you go to print (which is the next best thing) but I am hoping I am able to print the physical boxes rather than just the crop marks. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks:)

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Nov 25, 2024 Nov 25, 2024

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A script can be used to add annotations ("comments") to the file that match those boxes before printing, and remove them afterwards. Here's an example of adding a red box for Crop and a green one for Trim (for the first page only):

 

var cropBoxAnnot = this.addAnnot({type: "Square", page: 0, strokeColor: color.red, rect: this.getPageBox("Crop", 0)});
var trimBoxAnnot = this.addAnnot({type: "Square", page: 0, strokeColor: color.green, rect: this.getPageBox("Trim", 0)});
this.print();
cropBoxAnnot.destroy();
trimBoxAnnot.destroy();

 

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Nov 25, 2024 Nov 25, 2024

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That's pretty cool, thank you. It definitely prints but the positioning of the boxes are not center. They seem to top right align on any document that has bleed (see example). Any ideas?

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Nov 25, 2024 Nov 25, 2024

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That's how they are defined, then... Try adding the Bleed box and see how that is positioned in relation to them.

How was this file created?

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The pdf was created from CorelDraw Graphics Suite and the trim and bleed boxes are set correctly (see attached images). These pdf files are used by our prepress department to imposition and run on our digital presses. The trim and bleed boxes have to be correct or they would not be able to run them correctly. Any other thoughts?

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