Bleed size vs. Actual Size?

[joeyd68943235]

I have a beginners indesign question I'm hoping to get answered. Someone is requesting a document with these specs:

ACTUAL SIZE: 210mm Tall X 148mm Wide

BLEED SIZE: 216mm X 154mm

How is that accomplished?

210 mm x 148 mm with 6 mm bleed?

or

216 mm x 154 mm with 6 mm bleed (where the 6 mm bleed is added to the "actual size" of the document.)

At this point in my experience, this is confusing. Thanks!

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

You set the page to 148 x 210 with 3mm bleed on all four sides.

[joeyd68943235]

Hey Bob, thanks!

So why / how does 3mm on all four sides = 6mm bleed? Why isn't 3mm bleed?

Appreciate it.

[Bill Silbert]

3 mm on the left side plus 3 mm on the right side equals 6 mm total across. Same math top and bottom.

[Derek Cross]

Though if you have facing pages, you have no bleed on the inner margins.

[joeyd68943235]

ok, that's makes things clearer. Appreciate the answer!

[Derek Cross]

By the way the correct terminology is not Actual Size but Trimmed Page Size (TPS) and in your example it's A5.

[joeyd68943235]

OK... makes sense! Thanks!