2008/9/9 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Harold Fuchs wrote: > >> 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? >> >> >> >> > "On a roll" is called "web printing" and it might be. However, even if > printed on sheets, it still gets trimmed, after being bound, to create the > smooth sides that a book has. Also, depending on the page size, the pages > may have to be cut apart, before binding and also pages are generally folded > into quarters, resulting in 8 pages from a sheet. The extra has to be > trimmed, during the binding process. > > So yes, when having a book printed commercially, the paper usually has to > be cut. > > Thank you.
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