PRO Co-Ed Interiors checklist

This check verifies that the bleed area is set to a minimum of 5mm on all sides.

A bleed refers to printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet before trimming. The bleed gives the printer a small amount of space to account for movement of the paper, slight variations in cutting, and other such factors. The purpose of the bleed is to ensure that no white space is visible around the edges of your document after it is trimmed to size.

The different page areas of an InDesign document with bleed denoted in red

This check verifies whether the document has been set up with a 5mm bleed.

Search for the check TRIMSBLEED to verify that all objects on the page reach the bleed guide.

If you need to add or change your document's bleed, choose InDesign File menu > Document Setup to set a bleed area of 5mm.

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This check is making sure that the layers used in InDesign are matching the layout structure required.

Layers are an important method of separating different objects on the InDesign page and can be used for splitting text which changes with different languages from common images in a co-edition print run.

The full list of layers that are expected and allowed are different for covers / jacket files and inside pages are as follows:

Layering for inside pages

Choose InDesign Window menu >Layers to see the current setup for your document in the Layers panel:

InDesign's Layers panel showing an example of correct naming

TEXT

All objects that are able to edited, moved or removed by a translator. These are usually text objects but can also contain annotation lines, tint panels, text wrap objects.

The full name of the translation layer contains the language being used. e.g.

TEXT-UK - International English

TEXT-US - American English

TEXT-SPA - Spanish

TEXT-GER - German

Typically only one text layer is included in an InDesign document but it is possible to have multiple text layers if required.

CMYK

This layer contains images that are consistent between each translation.

This layer can contain any combination of colour objects and placed images and may include transparency effects and blending.

It should not contain any translatable text.

The common images layer is named ‘CMYK’ and is the bottommost layer in the layers panel

NOTES

A layer named ‘NOTES’ can be added if required whilst a document is either work in progress or final. Anything added to this layer remains in the InDesign document but is not included when outputting PDF or translation files.

Therefore it is important to be sure that the notes layer does not contain any objects intended for print.

If required, multiple notes layers can be used, with each note layer name starting with the word ‘NOTES’. Notes layers should appear on top of other layers.

Layering for jackets and covers:

Covers and jackets are not printed in a co-edition print run and are likely to include special print finishes such as foil and spot lamination.

Finishes are separated out onto different layers in InDesign and named to describe their contents.

Expected layer names for cover and jacket files ONLY include "FOIL", "DIELINE", "SPOTUV", "MATT", "GLITTER", “DEBOSS” and "EMBOSS". Other layer names start with the word “SPECIAL” e.g. “SPECIAL-GLITTER”

Note: Any spot colours e.g. Pantones are not split onto separate layers and are included with the main CMYK graphics.

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