Troubleshoot using crop and bleed marks

My crop or bleed marks didn't print.

You may need to select options to print crop or bleed marks.

Print crop or bleed marks with your publication

  1. On the File menu, click Print.
  2. Click Advanced Print Settings.
  3. On the Publication Options tab, do one or both of the following:
  4. Click OK twice.

Or, if your page (publication) size is almost as large as your paper size, the crop marks might fall in the nonprintable region.

Determine your desktop printer's nonprintable region

  1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
  2. Right-click the name of the printer you're using, and then click Properties.
  3. Click the Paper tab.
  4. If the Properties dialog box does not have a Paper tab, click the other tabs until you find one that contains information on the nonprintable region. If you don't find one, check your printer documentation or contact your printer manufacturer.
  5. Click Unprintable Area.
  6. The numbers in the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes represent the size of the nonprintable region in inches.

I see marks I don't want when I print.

You may need to turn off the options to print crop marks or bleed marks.

  1. On the File menu, click Print.
  2. Click Advanced Print Settings.
  3. On the Publication Options tab, do one or both of the following:
  4. Click OK twice.