Step 4: Define the print area


    The print area, also called the print bounding box, defines the printable boundaries of the artwork and sets the position of the printer marks for the document. You define this area with the Crop Artwork To option, which is one of the Setup options in the Print dialog box.

    Note: If you want the artwork to contain a bleed, make sure that there's enough artwork beyond the crop area to accommodate the bleed.

To define the print area:

  1. Define the crop area if you want to crop the artwork to it. (See Setting the crop area.)
  2. Choose where to crop the artwork to: the artboard, the bounding box of all artwork in the document, or the crop area. (See Setting setup options.)
  3. Set any bleeds and printer's marks for the artwork. (See Setting marks and bleed options.)
  4. Create any crop marks you want. (See Setting crop marks.)