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THE BLEED AREA
Controls in the Bleed area affect the marks for the bleed area of the item or
page. The values in the
Width and Height fields are expressed as a value offset
outward from the trim.
The minimum value for the
Bleed Height and Width fields is 0 points and
the maximum is 72 points.
THE SAFETY AREA
Controls in the Safety area affect the marks for the “live” area within the trim
area. The values in the
Width and Height fields are expressed as a value offset
inward from the trim.
The minimum value for the
Safety Height and Width fields is 0 points, and
the maximum is 25% of the trim width and height.
The maximum values allowed for the Trim and Bleed fields is affected by the
setting in the Placement pane.
CROP MARKS, GUIDES, AND ARROWS CHECK BOXES
The Trim, Bleed, and Safety areas each contain controls for crop marks, guides,
and arrows.
• The
Crop Marks check box toggles on and off crop marks, which consist of
standard QuarkXPress lines. The user defines the crop mark thickness and length
in the
Line Width and Line Length fields in the Marks pane.
• The
Guides check box gives you the option of creating exact guides that align
with the trim, bleed, or safety dimensions. The color of each for
Trim, Bleed,
and Margins can be set by clicking the color swatch next to the Guides check
box. Quark Item Marks guides are standard QuarkXPress guides, which do
not print.
• The
Arrows check box gives you the option of placing dimension arrows that
align with the crop dimensions. Quark Item Marks arrows are standard black
QuarkXPress lines with arrowhead end caps, and the dimensions are provided
in standard QuarkXPress text boxes. The text boxes containing the dimensions
are white with no frames and are placed over the arrows. The text is 7 point
Helvetica
®
, colored black. The thickness of the arrow is set in the Line Width
field in the Marks pane. When Arrows is checked, arrows will only be placed
if the dimensions are large enough to allow for the text boxes containing
the dimensions.
THE CROPS PANE
CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS
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