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InDesign Class #10: Bleed and Slug: Design to the Edge of the Paper Without White Lines

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InDesign Tutorial: bleed and slug, Document Setup, images to the edge of the paper, slug area, Screen Mode Bleed and Preview. Episode 10 of the Complete Adobe InDesign Series.

Software: Adobe InDesign
Level: Beginner
Duration: ± 4 min
Series total: 6 h 7 min · 104 videos
Published: October 28, 2026

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Introduction

This is what we'll create in this episode, a cover with a photo and color that extend beyond the page edge up to the bleed line, so the printed cutout is neat without any white lines. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the Complete Adobe InDesign Series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Printing machines always have a tolerance of several millimeters. Without bleed, designs that touch the edge of the paper risk leaving a white line.

Step 1: No Bleed Problem

Open the brochure cover file. The cover photo stops exactly at the page edge. If the printer cuts slightly beyond, there will be a white line on the edge of the paper. The solution is bleed, which is extending the design beyond the page edge.

Step 2: Document Setup

Select file, document setup. Open the bleed and slug section. Fill the bleed with 3 mm on all four sides, the chain icon makes all values the same. Fill the slug with 10 mm for the printer's note below the page. Click OK. The red bleed line and blue slug line appear outside the page.

Step 3: Pulling the Image to Bleed

Select the cover photo frame and drag the top-left corner handle until it sticks to the red bleed line. Do the same on the right side. The photo now extends beyond the page edge by 3 mm on each side.

Step 4: Block Color to Bleed

The colored coffee area at the bottom also needs to touch the bleed. Drag the bottom handle to the red line. The rule is simple, all objects that touch the page edge must be extended up to the bleed.

Step 5: Information in the Slug Area

The slug area is used for notes for the printer, such as file name, finished size, and date. Create a text frame in the slug area and type the information. The slug does not print on the final output.

Step 6: Checking with Screen Mode

Select view, screen mode, bleed to see the design along with the bleed area, then preview mode to see the result after cutting. Compare both, in photo preview mode it stops exactly at the page edge, without white space.

Done!

Done. We have understood the function of bleeds, setting bleeds and slug in the document setup, extending images and colored blocks to the bleeds, writing notes in the slug, and checking it with screen mode. In the next episode, we create a modular grid for posters. Need a layout design for magazines, books, brochures, product catalogs, company profiles, or annual reports? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as opening InDesign courses from beginner to advanced levels. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes from the interface to magazine and book projects? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, practice files, and project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or one-time payment of Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want a single class only? Buy single classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now on the premium page at cerdasinovasidigital.com. Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com. Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.

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0:03Introduction

0:33Step 1: No Bleed Problem

0:51Step 2: Document Setup

1:13Step 3: Pulling the Image to Bleed

1:28Step 4: Block Color to Bleed

1:43Step 5: Information in the Slug Area

1:58Step 6: Checking with Screen Mode

2:16Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:33Step 1: No Bleed Problem

0:51Step 2: Document Setup

1:13Step 3: Pulling the Image to Bleed

1:28Step 4: Block Color to Bleed

1:43Step 5: Information in the Slug Area

1:58Step 6: Checking with Screen Mode

2:16Done!

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Introduction

Step 1: No Bleed Problem

Step 2: Document Setup

Step 3: Pulling the Image to Bleed

Step 4: Block Color to Bleed

Step 5: Information in the Slug Area

Step 6: Checking with Screen Mode

Done!

Introduction

Step 1: No Bleed Problem

Step 2: Document Setup

Step 3: Pulling the Image to Bleed

Step 4: Block Color to Bleed

Step 5: Information in the Slug Area

Step 6: Checking with Screen Mode

Done!