2008/9/8 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Harold Fuchs wrote: > >> On 08/09/2008 00:26, Bruce Hooley wrote: >> >>> Hi! I'm preparing a master document which will eventually go to a .pdf >>> file for publication. I need crop marks to print on each page as I produce >>> the pages from the .pdf file to send to the printer. I can't find any >>> reference to crop marks in the Help file. Can you tell me if it is possible >>> to print crop marks and how I would go about it? >>> Many thanks for your help >>> Bruce Hooley >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >> It's not clear to me why you need crop marks. If you tell OpenOffice what >> size pages you want your document will be automatically paginated properly. >> Then just export it as PDF (File>Export as PDF) and all should be sweetness >> and light. To set the page size go to Format>Page>Page and set the relevant >> options. The Help also has a lot of information about things you can do with >> page formats - numbering, backgrounds, orientation etc. etc. >> >> If you really want crop marks you could put them in the page footer. For >> details of inserting and formatting footers, please see the Help under >> Footers. >> >> > If it's going to a printer for publication, the crop marks may be used when > trimming the paper and also for verifying colour alignment, when printing. >
Please excuse my ignorance but why does the paper need to be trimmed? Oh, is it being printed on a roll? -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
