how do bleed in Adobe Express

[haneadino]

Hey folks!

I have made several files in Adobe Express, - but I can't figure out how to make bleed on these files?
I will use them for offset printing, - and the print is out to edge all around the 4 edges.

I can see I can download a quite ordinary PDF file for printing. But with no bleeding??
So how to make bleed in Adobe Express??

Thank you very much if somebody could help me!! 

[Nancy OShea]

If you're creating artwork for professional offset printing, you should be using professional tools.

Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign.

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/printer-marks-hairlines-acrobat-pro.html

[haneadino]

Of course I use all these tools.

But I was working in Adobe Express!!

In Canva you can do bleed. So I would suggest Adobe to be as good as Canva where we can do bleed 

[Nancy OShea]

As the old saying goes... use the right tools for the job.

Express is mainly for digital/social media content preparation.  It's not an ideal tool for professional print output.

As a fellow Adobe product user, I recommend that you open the PDF in Acrobat Pro to set your bleed allowances.

[default08y0xrug26zy]

Why is Adobe Express even offering the feature of cropmarks and bleed, making it seem that you can use this platform when creating projects that you may use to print with a commercial printer? Adobe Express should fix those bugs. Otherwise, remove the "cropmarks" and "show bleed" features and clearly note that this platform is not made for print assets unless you use in-house printers.

[WFE2150]

I beg to differ. I only use express and create print worthy flyers and never had an issue with it.

[default08y0xrug26zy · Accepted solution]

I had a wonderful Community Expert walk me through the proper steps to get a bleed on my designs. This was very helpful. Here is that solution thread for others to see. 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-express-bugs/show-bleed-does-not-show-up-after-exporting-your-f...

I have also made a YouTube video explaining this process. https://youtu.be/xjLST3AVkgg

[Bertrand27876017l8rt]

Hi,
Is there any chance to adjust bleed and margin values?

[Michelle Chocolita]

Hi! Bleed and margin values are set at standard dimensions, you can't adjust them in Adobe Express. 

If you need other dimensions for your margins I suggest using a shape (like a rectangle) as a guide and remove the shape once your design is done.

The bleed dimensions are standard and usually any printer can work with that. But if you do need a bigger bleed you will have to set that in an other app, i.e. make your design entirely in Illustrator or InDesign, or adjust the bleed in your PDF in Adobe Acrobat.

Hope this helps!