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a
re ready for production. You can also place marks on a separate layer so they
don’t interfere with page items. To use Item Marks:
1 Select an item, multiple items, or a group.
2 Choose Item Þ Item Marks.
3 Set up the crop marks using controls in the Crops, Marks, and Placement
panes of the Item Marks dialog box.
4 Click OK to display the marks.
5 If the marks need adjustment, choose Edit Þ Undo and set up the marks again.
To create crop marks for an entire page, create a box the exact dimensions of
the page and place it behind all other items on the page (
Item Þ Send to Back).
Select this box when creating the marks.
THE CROPS PANE
The Crops pane contains controls for Trim, Bleed, and Safety. Look here for
information about how the controls in the
Crops pane work.
The Crops pane of the Item Marks dialog box.
THE TRIM AREA
Controls in the T
rim
area affect the marks for trim size of the item or page.
The values in the
W
idth
and Height fi
elds default to the width and height of
the selected item or group. The minimum value for the
Width and Height fields
is 2 points and the maximum value is the width and height of the spread.
WHAT IT IS
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CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS