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Cropping
The final step in preparing the workspace is defining the live area of the page. Trim Images in
size is the actual size of a page once it has been cut out of the press sheet. According Photoshop in your
to your client, the final required artwork has a trim size of 10″ × 10″. online student resources.
Any elements that print right to the edge of a page (called bleeding) must actually
extend beyond the defined trim size. The bleed allowance is the amount of extra space Note:
that should be included for these bleed objects. Most applications require at least a
1/8″ bleed allowance on any bleed edge. You should familiarize
Because of inherent variation in the mechanical printing and trimming yourself with the most
processes, most printing projects also define a safe or live area. All important design common fraction-to-
elements — especially text — should stay within this live area. The live area for this decimal equivalents:
project is 9.5″ × 9.5″ (leaving a 0.25″ safe margin on each edge of the artwork). 1/8 = 0.125
1/4 = 0.25
1. With cd-artwork.psd open, choose the Crop tool in the Tools panel.
3/8 = 0.375
When you choose the Crop tool, a crop marquee appears around the edges of the image. 1/2 = 0.5
The marquee has eight handles, which you can drag to change the size of the crop area.
5/8 = 0.625
3/4 = 0.75
7/8 = 0.875

Crop tool
Marquee handles
allow you to resize the
crop area before
finalizing the crop.

2. In the Options bar, make sure the Delete Cropped Pixels option is checked.
When this option is checked, areas outside the crop area are permanently removed
from all layers in the file. If this option is not checked, cropped pixels remain in the
file, but exist outside the edges of the canvas. The Background layer, if one exists, is
converted to a regular layer (you’ll learn more about Background layers later).

This is an important distinction — by maintaining cropped pixels, you can later
transform or reposition layers to reveal different parts of the layer within the newly
cropped canvas size.

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