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Step 5: Place crop marks around the
image to be separated
You can place crop marks around the
image to be separated either directly on
the artwork or place the crop marks in
the separations. Crop marks indicate
the area that will be imaged. When cre-
ating crop marks for color separations:
• If you are setting crop marks in the
original artwork and want the artwork
to contain bleed (a margin added to the
image so that it can be trimmed after
printing), make sure that you extend the
artwork past the crop marks to accom-
modate the bleed.
• If you plan to separate several small
pieces of artwork in the same file, you
can create a set of crop marks or trim
marks for each piece of artwork—for
example, if the file contained several
business cards that you planned to
separate. To create more than one set of
crop marks, draw or place the crop
marks in Adobe Illustrator, or use the
Trim Marks filter.