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• To include marks indicating bleed location, select the Include Bleed Marks option.
Layers pane
Use the Layers pane to specify which layers to output and which layers to suppress.
Print and PDF Outputdialog box only: To apply the settings in the Layers pane to the
layout, check Apply to Layout.
Bleed pane
Use the Bleed pane to allow items to bleed (extend beyond the page edges) at printout.
Bleed settings apply to every page in the layout.
To create a bleed by defining how far the bleed extends from the layout page edges,
choose Symmetric or Asymmetric from the Bleed Type drop-down menu.
• To create a bleed that extends the same distance from each page edge, choose
Symmetric and enter a value in the Amount field to specify the bleed's distances.
• To create a bleed with different distances from each page edge, choose Asymmetric
and enter values in the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right fields to specify the bleed
distances.
• Print and PDF output only: To extend the bleed to encompass all page items that
extend beyond the page boundary, choose Page Items.
• Print and PDF output only: To define whether items that bleed are cut off at the
bleed edge or allowed to print in their entirety, check Clip at Bleed Edge.
The Bleed pane is available only if Custom Bleeds XTensions software is installed.
Transparency pane
Use the Transparency pane to specify how transparency is handled at export.
• The Vector Images control lets you specify a resolution for rasterizing pictures
that include vector data when they occur in a transparency relationship. It's
generally a good idea to keep this value high because vector images typically
include sharp lines that will look jagged at lower resolutions.
• The Blends control lets you specify a resolution for blends when they occur in a
transparency relationship. Blends can typically be rasterized at a relatively low
resolution because they do not contain sharp edges.
• The Drop Shadows control lets you specify a resolution for rasterizing drop
shadows. This value can be relatively low, unless you create drop shadows with
a Blur of zero.
Choosing a lower resolution value for one or more of these fields can reduce the time
required for flattening and can save processing time when you send the layout to
output.
Rotated or skewed items that participate in a transparency relationship must be
rasterized before they are sent to the RIP. Because rotate and skew operations tend to
degrade the quality of an image if they are performed at low resolutions, QuarkXPress
can upsample such items prior to rotating or skewing them, thus minimizing image
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