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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.
Large Pasteboard Integration with Bleed
In QuarkXPress, whenever Pasteboard height is increased, Bleed values
specified in Layout Bleed settings will be honored in addition to it.
If the specified pasteboard length exceeds the max spread height, max possible
height will be used (i.e., Page Height + Bleed + Pasteboard length should not
exceed 225”).