Align to Bleed – problem with inner bleed setting at 0

[Atapp]

Our print shop require that the inner bleed is set to 0.  We export single pages as PDF.

We work on spreads and upper/lower/outer bleed is set to 5 mm.

Today I noticed that the new Align to Bleed only works when adjusting to the bleed on the right side. It's not working when adjust to the bleed on the left side.

The inner bleed setting at 0 is the reason it's not working.

So I'm looking at a spread with a 5 mm bleed surround the spread.  There is no logic that adjust to the bleed on the left would be affected by something connected to the inner parts of the spread.

I'm using Swedish InDesign but I think you'll recognize the bleed settings shown.

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

Yup, same here. Looks indeed like a Bug.

I also noticed an object on the right hand page will not left-align to the left (inside) bleed of the page it's on, instead it pops over to the left page's bleed.

I suggest you leave your bleed settings in your Document Setup to 5mm all around, but change the Inside Bleed to 0 when you export to PDF.

I question your printer's request. As a prepresss person, we would never ask for this. Are you printing for a non-saddlestitch binding?

[Atapp]

Thanks for the confirmation and export tip.

It's a newsprint and the best print house we used by far. I have no knowledge about their process but the quality is excellent for that "bad" paper we use.

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

We all have "our ways" 😉

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

I've added this to the InDesign User Voice page here if you'd like to add your vote to it:

https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/50385735-align-to-bleed...

[Atapp]

Thanks

[Atapp]

At a first look the number zero looks like the obvious problem. Then I try with 5 mm all around and it works. Ah... confirmation.

Now I tried 10 mm as the inner bleed. Adjust to left bleed now moves the object 10 mm out from the page edge. My outer bleed is still 5 mm.

It's not the zero that is the problem. it's an inner bleed problem.

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

@Atapp Yup. This was my experience as well.

[Laubender]

Thanks Brad for adding the UserVoice entry.

Just voted for fixing the bug.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

[Laubender]

Brad @ Roaring Mouse said: "… The Align to Bleed function works incorrectly for certain bleed situations."

Indeed. I can see this also with my German InDesign 2025 v20.5.0.

A different example: If you move a page of a facing pages document down with the Page tool so that the inner bleed will not touch the facing page you see strange things happen:

The object will not move according to the outer bleed value of 5 mm, but to the value of the inner bleed which is 2 mm in the case above when using Align Left. And then it will move not to the inner bleed, but to the outer bleed of the facing page when using Align Right:

Means: Inner bleed does not work at all (facing pages document).

Top Align and Bottom Align will work with different bleed settings. Align Top:

Align Bottom:

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )