Crop Marks

**sallybode** · 18 January 2006, 04:07 AM

I know its weird, but actually the upgrade installs nevertheless. I do not work for Corel though I use their software at my work all the time.

To add crop marks using Acrobat professional, look for the "Advanced" button at the bottom of the dialogue box for "Print", then inside of "Advanced" check on "Marks and Bleeds" and you can turn on your crop marks.

Regards,
Sally

**inphoenix** · 18 January 2006, 02:03 PM

I have done that but if I want to print multiple (ie: business cards) on one page with crop marks inbetween the only output I can get from .pdf is each card on it's own 3.5 X 2 page w/crop marks.

What I'm trying to accomplish is very similar to the imposition layout in CD where all the forms are on one page.

I guess I mis-stated my original problem. But, now I have CD 12 which I probably would not have had otherwise.

**sallybode** · 19 January 2006, 01:10 AM

You can do your imposition in CorelDRAW. I guess you are doing several up on the page. If they butt right up against each other, the printer doesn't then need a gutter, just trim marks.

Under the Arrange Menu, choose Transform/Position.

This lets you make duplicates of your artwork specifying the vertical and horizontal offset. Easiest to just offset in one axis at a time.

So if you were imposing business cards and wanted them 8-up, you'd transform the position horizontally by 3.5" and tell it to apply to duplicate. Then selecting both business cards (now 2 side-by-side), you'd transform the position -2.0 and hit "Apply to Duplicate" three times.

If you have bleed or if your printer uses a slitter or other equipment, your offset will be different. You can also copy your crop marks in the same manner.

Acrobat will not do your imposition for you. But it can add crop marks. Once you have set your document up in the correct multiples, and if there is a reverse side, you have to reverse your spacing unless you have center stacked. Often times you will print to the edge to make one less cut. In which case, if you don't flop your layout, it won't back up properly.

Hold up single-sided proof pages to the light or on a light table to be sure that it backs up alright. Sometimes you want a work and turn, other time work and tumble. It depends upon the run. Most jobs are head to head.

If you have a specific run you must tell the printer how the output must be.

**inphoenix** · 20 January 2006, 04:45 PM

Here's a crazy thing. I don't even have the 'arrange' option on my menu bar. I've checked out the 'optins' to add it but there is no 'arrange' by itself. The list is only all the options I've ususally seen when I drop down 'arrange'.

But I don't think this method will work for business cards with different names. In imposition I choose page(s) first then imposition on the page.

I'll keep trying stuff though.

**sallybode** · 21 January 2006, 03:00 AM

There is also a docker so you can either get at it as I had describe or turn on the docker.

The docker allows you to change position, duplicate and move, rotate, skew, mirror and reflect.

If you can't find these tools go to help.

Sometimes I get tired and just zone out and can't see what I am looking for just out of frustration

**AngryArtist** · 26 February 2006, 08:52 PM

Hello All,

I, myself am having problems creating a pdf out of a prn file. The main reason I need to do this is so i can have the impositioning and crops how I want it, so i can easily email the printers a pdf that needs only to be printed and cut.

Now the funny thing is, is that I was always able to do this with Acrobat Distiller 6.0. I would normally print to file out of CorelDraw 12 and then using distiller, create the pdf from my prn file. Now for whatever reason I havent been able to create one this way. What Could Possibly Be Wrong????

**inphoenix** · 05 July 2006, 11:57 PM

Dear Sally

I've installed X3 and am able to use the imposition but after I get the business card 5 up and 2 across it does not convert into a .pdf properly. In the o/p of the .pdf there is only one card in the middle of the page. I changed my page size from labels (also tried 3.5X2) to letter size and centered the card(s) on the page and converted again to .pdf. Again only one card shows instead of ten. Any ideas???
I send .pdf to the print shop for them to make a plate.

**sallybode** · 06 July 2006, 01:43 AM

I don't understand why you don't make the .pdf from your DRAW file. There is no need for an intermediate step.

You can make the necessary crop marks on your file in DRAW itself. I work for a printer myself and have never had anyone send us a .prn file since I have been there myself. Not even our service bureaus are using them, all goes off in either .pdf, .eps, or .tiff, .ai, or Quark .qxd. There are more bureaus taking .cdr but I have standardized, everyone gets a .pdf, that way I can keep track of things.

You are welcome to run your question past Foster Coburn or unleash.com, he is the most experienced DRAW user I know.

Ask him at the forum: http://www.unleash.com/forums/default.asp

Or you may want to ask here also: http://forum.oberonplace.com/forumdisplay.php?f=30

which is the OberonPlace.com forum, very helpful people there also.

**AngryArtist** · 26 February 2006, 09:35 PM

Forget my last post, I just figured out how simple it is to print to pdf (brilliant!) although I have a little pixelation on an object that i gave a gradient transparency to.