Bleeds are a common component of printing, but quite often a document is not set up correctly to produce the desired effect. Many times when someone sends their file to a printing company, their document bleeds are not set up correctly.

Most of today’s document and graphic design programs have the ability to export to PDF. For owners of Adobe Acrobat (not to be confused with Adobe Reader) the application installs an ‘export to PDF’ option to many applications that may all ready be installed on your computer as well as a PDF printer. Whether it is already included in the software or added by installing Acrobat, the options are generally the same.

New developments in digital printing technologies have put it on par with offset quality. It is often difficult discern which method was used to produce a job simply by examining it – even for someone in the printing industry. Three factors determine which of the two methods is best for a particular job.

Adobe InDesign is a great tool for print designers to create documents for print. While some designers make sure their documents are properly setup, a large number of them don't setup their files correctly for print. This guide will explain the steps to take to both ensure proper layout and a smooth printing process.

Adobe InDesign's default unit of measure is picas. Many designers would rather work in a more familiar form of measure, such as inches or millimeters. This default setting is used when creating a new file and as the default ruler in InDesign. Changing the setting from picas to inches is a very simple task.