Setting Up The Page in Adobe InDesign CS

Now you can click on the More Options button if you want, but that is at your own risk. I know you are tempted... Ah-ah, I caught you, you just clicked on it! Well now you saw them: here are the extra options which allow you to set bleed and slug. Well, if you need to outsource your artwork to a printshop, make sure you set these right, otherwise you will get a black eye ... from your printer!

Usually bleeds are set in a symmetrical way, that is the bleed allowance is the same on all sides. The usual bleed allowance is 3 mm or 0.125 inches, while slugs tend to be just in one place. Just enter the sizes of bleed and slugs in their respective fields and you are set to go.