On 01/26/2010 11:49 AM, Marilyn A. Apfel, PhD wrote: > Greg, > > Thank you for the quick response!! If I understand you correctly, I > will be able to take my PDF file of the Scribus document to the > printer and they will print my brochure on a big piece of paper and > cut it to brochure size, right? My brochure background is light > blue. Should I use a blue colored text box that is larger than the > brochure to make sure that the color goes into the area being cut? > > Thank you! > > > Marilyn A. Apfel, PhD > COO > xFDA, LLC > 301-567-3233 > 301-567-3234 fax > 301-379-2154 cell > 9611 Potomac Drive > Fort Washington, MD 20744 > > Test the strength of your patent for $2,500 ? a small price to protect > your most valuable asset. PatentProtectPlus > > > Quoting Gregory Pittman <gregp_ky at yahoo.com>: >> On 01/26/2010 08:44 AM, Marilyn Apfel wrote: >> > Submitted on 01/26/2010 >> > Submitted by anonymous user: [10.1.6.26] >> > >> > Submitted values are: >> > >> > Your contact information: >> > Name: Marilyn Apfel >> > Email Address: maapfel at xfda.com >> > About your Scribus program: >> > Version: 1.3.3.13 >> > Prebuilt/Compiled: Prebuilt >> > Build Date: >> > Your operating system and CPU: >> > Type: Windows >> > Version: Vista >> > CPU type: 64 bit - x86_64/amd64 >> > Your request content: >> > Subject: Printing to the border >> > Message: >> > I your help! I plan to take my brochure file to a printer for >> printing. > When I print it on my printer, it does not print to the >> border. How do I >> > know that it will print to the border (is this called bleed?) when >> I take it >> > to the printer? >> > >> If you think about it, not only in your local printer, but also in >> commercial printers, printing to the absolute edge is messy and a waste >> of ink. >> Bleed has to do with creating a margin around your document, printing >> beyond the final document's edge by not the edge of the stock, then >> trimming the paper to your desired size. >> Greg >> > > Well, maybe. We have these bleed tools available in Scribus as a script in 1.3.3.x and built-in with 1.3.5+, but if you ask your printer he may tell you that he can take care of bleed for you.
If he can, you need to send him a PDF where the image/graphic goes a bit past the edge of your document page (this will generate an error to ignore) so that the bleed comes out alright. Greg
