System information

2. Define the trim box

• Set Snap to detected trim marks to try to detect trim marks and use these to define the

trim box. By clicking the Edit button, you can define the color (100% in CMYK, Registration

color, a specific color) of the trim marks. If no trim marks are detected, the next (enabled)

option is used.

• Set Same as existing to base the new trim box on an existing page box, or the page content.

You can use an offset, and an anchor point, e.g. to attach the top left corner of the new trim

box to the top left corner of the existing trim box.

• Set the Trim box size to a predefined paper size, or select Custom to define the width and

height. This option will be used if the other detection methods are disabled, or did not give

any result.

3. Define the bleed box

• Set the bleed box to Absent to have no bleed box defined. Otherwise, set it to Present

• Use Snap to detected bleed marks to detect bleed marks and use these to define the bleed

box. By clicking the Edit button, you can define the color (100% in CMYK, Registration color,

a specific color) of the bleed marks.

• Define the margin to be used based on the trim box, either using a left, right, top and bottom

margin, or the same distance on all sides, using the Margin to Trim buttons

• When using a left, right top and bottom margin, you can use Mirror for even pages to swap

the left and right margin on even pages.

4. Define the media box

• Define the margin to be used based on the trim box, either a left, right, top and bottom, or

the same distance on all sides, using the Margin to Trim buttons

• When using a left, right top and bottom margin, you can use Mirror for even pages to swap

the left and right margin on even pages.

5. Define the crop box and art box

• Absent: no crop box / art box

• Same as trim box

• Same as media box

• Snap to visible (only for art box): sets the art box to the bounding box of the page content

that lies within the crop box, or if there is no crop box, within the media box

Types of page boxes

The illustration below shows the various types of page boxes.

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