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length of the crop marks. Values in the Offset field specify the distance of the
crop marks from the page edge.
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
t
he 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.
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 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