Process the cover separately from the book. Use the same dimensions as your book, but when you PDF the cover for press use larger dimensions with crop marks. This is what my printer preferred. Of course, you should ask your printer about this as they may have a spec for you to follow.
On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Theresa de Valence <TdeV at bstw.com> wrote: > Hi Framers, > > Thanks for all the help you've given me lately :) > > I'm printing a Conference Guide which will be 8.5" x 11" when finished > The outside front and rear covers will be in colour, and I want the colour > to bleed to the edge. > > Do I create a Master Page to be used for the front and rear covers which is > 9" x 11.5"? (The printer has an Indigo which prints 12" x 18"). > > Or should I accomplish this bleed a different way? > > Will having pages which used different sizes of master pages cause any > problem with book generation? > > Will having page sizes larger than 8.5" x 11" cause any problems with > printing the book (to check it) on my local printer? > > Any advice you want to confer? > > Many thanks, > Theresa > ____________ -- Bill Swallow Twitter: @techcommdood Blog: http://techcommdood.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/techcommdood
