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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
minimizing image degradation. Check Upsample Rotations if you want to
manually set the upsampled resolution for rotated or skewed items and images
that are involved in a transparency relationship. If you’re using low-resolution
values, and a rotated or skewed item appears blocky or degraded, check this box
and then enter a value in the To field. The To field value should be at least equal
to the highest resolution value among the Vector Images, Gradients, and Drop
Shadows fields.
The dpi for images less than field lets you specify a value above which rotated
or skewed items are not upsampled. The purpose of this field is to prevent
rotated or skewed items that are near the Upsample Rotations To value from