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December 9, 2008
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Book Template Page Size - Best Choice?

  • December 9, 2008
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This question is directed to people who have published physical books using FrameMaker. We are creating our first book using FM. The physical book, when published, will appear in a 7"x9" format (page size).

QUESTION: Is it best to create a "standard" (8.5x11) template and just define the correct text box sizes for everything (main body, headers, footers, etc.), print registration marks, and the like, or is it better to create a 7x9 page size to begin with? What are some of the ramifications when we go to press?

For anyone willing, I would feel very grateful to receive a long response.

Thank you kindly,
Elchanan
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    _VLM_Author
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    December 9, 2008
    Wow everyone, thank you so kindly! I went to the farmers market and returned to find all these wonderful comments. Actual size it is!

    Best regards,
    Elchanan
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    Art Campbell
    Inspiring
    December 9, 2008
    It's the only one that works out of the box on my system Kenneth, although I haven't had to play with it lately.

    Several Acrobat releases ago, you could set it up with any job option, but that quit working for a while.

    Art
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    _Kenneth_Benson_
    Participating Frequently
    December 9, 2008
    Maybe that's it (and maybe that's the reason I don't want to upgrade).
    I'm still on Acrobat 7.

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    Kenneth Benson
    Pegasus Type, Inc.
    www.pegtype.com
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    Art Campbell
    Inspiring
    December 9, 2008
    I agree with everyone else -- follow the KISS principle and set up your template for the final published size.

    And... when you generate PDFs, remember that you can enable crop marks only by selecting the Adobe Acrobat Press Quality job option, in order to show the 7x9 page on a larger sheet.

    Art
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    _Kenneth_Benson_
    Participating Frequently
    December 9, 2008
    > enable crop marks only by selecting the Adobe Acrobat Press Quality job option


    Really, Art? Not that Elchanan shouldn't be using Press Quality for his
    final PDF, but I can get any size paper with or without crops using any
    job options file. Why is Press Quality special in this respect?

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    Kenneth Benson
    Pegasus Type, Inc.
    www.pegtype.com
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    _Kenneth_Benson_
    Participating Frequently
    December 9, 2008
    No, your page size must be your trim size. When you take your finished
    PDF to a printer, they're going to want page size = trim size. Even if
    you're doing bleeds (ink printed all the way to the edge of the paper),
    you should set up your page at trim size, extend bleeds past the edge of
    the page, and then print your PDF to an oversize paper size.

    Is there some reason you might want page size bigger than trim size?

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    Kenneth Benson
    Pegasus Type, Inc.
    www.pegtype.com
    Arnis Gubins
    Arnis Gubins
    Inspiring
    December 9, 2008
    I always create the FM page size at the required output size. Then
    when I go to print, I simply print it on a larger sized sheet. FM
    always centres the output on the sheet and positions the trim and
    registration marks properly.

    Items that should bleed off the page can always be specified with
    appropriate negative values in the FM graphic properties.
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