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19. Click the arrow button to the left of the Bleed and Slug heading.

20. Make sure the chain icon to the right of the Bleed fields is active
(unbroken links), then change the first Bleed field to 0.125 (the decimal
equivalent of 1/8). Press Tab to apply the new Bleed value to all four sides.
Bleed is the amount an object
needs to extend past the edge
of the artboard or page to meet
the mechanical requirements of Note:
commercial printing.
The four Bleed You should become
The letterhead for this project will fields are linked. familiar with the com-
be printed commercially; the printer
said the design can safely bleed on all Changing one value mon fraction-to-decimal
four sides, and its equipment requires changes all four fields. equivalents:
a 1/8″ bleed allowance. 1/8 = 0.125
1/4 = 0.25
3/8 = 0.375
21. Make sure all four Slug fields are set to 0.
1/2 = 0.5
A slug is an area outside the bleed, where designers typically add job information
that will not appear in the final printed piece. The slug area can be used for file/plate 5/8 = 0.625
information, special registration marks, color bars, and/or other elements that need to 3/4 = 0.75
be printed on the press sheet but do not appear within the job area.
7/8 = 0.875
22. Check the Preview box at the bottom of the New Document dialog box.
When this option is active, you can see the result of your choices (behind the dialog
box) before you click OK to create the new file.

The name you When the Preview option is checked, the
defined appears in new document appears behind the dialog
the document tab. box to show the results of your choices.

28 Project 1: Letterhead Design