Add Information for the Printer

When you have a document that contains artwork, such as the graphics for a business card, and you use an application’s Print command to convert the document to PDF, it appears on an 8.5 × 11–inch page, unless you specify a different size. The additional white space around the graphic isn’t wasted because you can add valuable information for the printer. But before you can add the printer’s information, you must specify the size for the trim box, the art box, and the bleed box.

Modify the Trim Box, the Art Box, and the Bleed Box

Before you can add printer marks to a document with art smaller than the page size, you must specify the size of the trim box (the size to which the printer will trim the printed document). ...

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