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6.125" x 9.25" document in Illustrator

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May 11, 2019
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Hi, I have an issue regarding 6.125" x 9.25" document setup for KDP self-publishing. when I create a document with Top and bottom bleed 0.125 in x 0.125 in and left and right with 0.25 in x 0.25" I got 6.50 x 9.25" but what I need is 6.125" x 9.25"

Can anyone help me to get this done? I am too new in this field? snapshot is attached herewith of what I did in terms of bleed:

marks and bleeds

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Anna Lander

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please show the screenshot with the artboard dimensions

the difference that you tell about is too big for just rounding

I've created an artboard with your dimensions. 6.13" is just rounding of 6.125" in the field (if you look at the ruler, you'll see that the real size is right, 6.125"). The vertical dimension is 9.25", exactly, in Control Panel and in reality as well.

mirza5313Author

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Here are the screenshots what I did and what put in terms of bleed and page size etc:

Please see the snapshots how I set the width, hights and bleed, etc to get the 6.125" x 9.25" pdf file for KDP direct publishing?

KDP requirements they sent me you can see HERE also if you can tell me how to setup document using InDesign would be really helpful?

Anna Lander

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You are still trying to set the SUM of the artboard dimensions and bleed as a resulting page size (trim size in printing terms). But you just have to set it directly as the Artboard size, not counting bleed

bleed (e.g. 0.2") is an additional space around a page for printing reqruiments.

Anna Lander

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is your artboard 6" x 9"?

then you just need to change the horizontal (left&right) bleed to 0.0625.

But you don't need to set bleed for digital publication. Bleed is a printing option, to provide some safe space for any cutting machine inaccuracies. You can set the artboard as 6.125" x 9.25" by Artboard tool.

mirza5313Author

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Thanks, Anna Lander for your help, but I am sorry when I put 0.0625 in left and right bleed boxes I got 6.13x9.25" page size but I need 6.125" x 9.25" for KDP direct publishing?

jane-e

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mirza5313 wrote
Hi, I have an issue regarding 6.125" x 9.25" document setup for KDP self-publishing.

Hi Mirza,

Are you creating just the cover or are you trying to create the entire document using Illustrator?

It's okay to create the cover for Kindle Direct Publishing using Illustrator, but the book should be done in InDesign.

~ Jane

mirza5313Author

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Unfortunately, I am doing the whole book in Illustrator not just cover page.

Bill Silbert

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The Document Setup window which you've shown only shows the bleed you've designated. Could you also post a screen shot showing your Artboard Options dialog window which will show the actual dimensions of your artboard? You can access it by double-clicking on the artboard tool in your tool panel. When you're done with that dialog window you can click on any other tool in the tool panel to close it.

mirza5313Author

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Thanks Bill Silbert I have attached artboard screnshot and yes its 6x9 page size.

Bill Silbert

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Your actual document size is what you are seeing in the Artboard Options dialog. Whatever you set there is what will be recognized as the trim size when you either print the document using trim marks from the Marks and Bleeds section of Illustrator's Print dialog or save the document as an Adobe pdf. I do agree with Jane that this job should be done in InDesign though. Illustrator is a drawing program with some page layout capabilities. InDesign is created as a page layout program. It uses continuous pages rather than artboards which allows for a much smaller and more efficient files. InDesign's type features are much more sophisticated as well. Bottom line, as my good friend Jeff Witchel (ACE) always says: "You don't bang in a nail with a screwdriver."

I also agree with Anna that a digital job does not need bleed anyway.

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