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What are Bleeds?

Bleed is the term for printing where an image or design goes right to the edge of the paper. If you have images or backgrounds that you want to bleed off the edge of the paper, then you must design your job larger than the final cut size. Bleeds are created by cutting through the enlarged image or background. To create a bleed, make your document (.125" larger on all four sides). For example, artwork for a 4" × 6" postcard should extend to 4.25" × 6.25".

Last updated on July 8, 2008 by Angel Printing, Inc.

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