2019

CUSTOM BLEEDS
338 | A GUIDE TO QUARKXPRESS 2019
Custom Bleeds
Bleed is the term used to describe items that are printed to the edge of a finished
page. Custom Bleeds functionality provides enhanced bleed functionality for
QuarkXPress, giving you more control over how items will bleed.
To create a bleed in QuarkXPress, simply create items that extend past the edge of
the page onto the pasteboard, and then specify how much of the area beyond the
edge of the page should be printed. There are three types of bleeds:
A symmetric bleed extends the same distance from each edge of the layout page. •
An asymmetric bleed specifies different bleed amounts for each edge of the page. •
A page item bleed prints all items that extend beyond the page edge in their •
entirety.
The bleed rectangle is the distance the bleed extends beyond the page boundaries,
and is defined by the bleed values you enter. For example, if you create a symmetric
bleed with a value of 2 picas, the bleed rectangle encompasses everything that is
within 2 picas of each edge of the page. It is important to note that the Custom
Bleeds feature automatically creates the bleed rectangle, but it does not
automatically extend items into that area. You must position items so that they
extend beyond the layout page edge to create the bleed.
Before you output a layout to film, take a moment to preview the layout to make 
sure the bleed will output as you expect. Choose File > Print > Summary. The
graphic page icon on the top-right side displays the bleed area for the first page of
the layout, and indicates whether any of the layout or bleed is outside the
imageable area. Remember to add the bleed area to the layout dimensions when
comparing the layout size to the imageable area.
Using Custom Bleeds
You can use Custom Bleeds to create bleeds when printing, saving a page as an EPS
file, exporting a layout as a PDF file. The procedure is similar for all of these output
options, but some bleed options are only available for certain output methods.
Print: The Bleed Type drop-down menu is in the Bleeds pane of the Print dialog •
box.
EPS: The Bleed Type drop-down menu is in the Save Page as EPS dialog box. •
When you save a page as an EPS file, the Page Items and Clip at Bleed Edge
options are not available. This is because these options create a bounding box
that includes any item extending off the page. This could result in a different
bounding box for every page in a layout, which could lead to inaccurate output.