How to add bleed to a Ai file

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Hello All,

Thanks for taking time to read my post - I just simply want to add bleed to a file. I have researched thoroughly, but it still isn't doing what I want it to.

So basically I have created a 130cm by 30cm poster and I want to add 3mm of bleed all around the edges, which overlaps the crop marks when in a PDF form.

Here are my settings:

It seems to be what is suggested online.

However. This is what I'm getting when I try those suggested settings:

You can see the bleed isn't overlapping the crop marks - I want it to be bigger than the crop marks so when it is trimmed once printed, like below diagram i made.

I want it to be all the same colour green but I just made it darker green to show where I want the bleed to go - Which is beyond the crop marks.

Instinct tells me i need to put minus figures in the Bleed Settings but that isn't an option.

Please could anyone help? I'm sure its doable! Thank you in advance x

KelseyW99 · Accepted Answer

Ahhh. I think I understand your problem now. So when you are printing or exporting to PDF, in the Marks and Bleeds category, increase your offset value to 3mm as well. This will force the marks to offset from the trim to that amount (equal to your bleed). See figures below.

Thank you Chad! Looks like I have managed to do it - My issue was my artwork wasn't extended to the bleed line, meaning it was just blank white space that was showing in the bleed, and I adjusted the offset to the same value and that worked as well! So thank you to both of you for your help..

Charles, in regards to the overlap, It was something that was put in the request for the artwork finish...Nothing to do with me!

cinziamarotta · Answer

Hi,saving in PDF from Illustrator, set the MARKS AND BLEEDS option:

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