Imposition in File -> Export -> Print Ready PDF or Export to Corel Draw

[parambyte]

A simple feature to enable impositions while export a PDF for Print would really be helpful. That would create print ready spreads with bleed, crop marks etc.

Here in India. every single printer, every single one, across the country uses Corel Draw on Windows. Every single time when I send a file for (Offset) printing, I am asked if I have a Corel Draw file.

I have always found a workaround to sending mostly single page or one spreads with bleed, crop marks etc. But making a 20 page booklet? It would really help with impositions. And even while working, a "View As Impositions" would perhaps help too.

Also is there a detailed guide on best practices to START a multiple page booklet? For example if your final cropped and print size is 5inches X 7 inches, what should be the page size in Publisher to accommodate bleed/crop marks/registration marks etc? Or does Affinity Publisher auto create that on export.

Or just include a built in support to export to Corel Draw so printers can open my files and quickly do their own work.

[walt.farrell]

9 hours ago, parambyte said:

For example if your final cropped and print size is 5inches X 7 inches, what should be the page size in Publisher to accommodate bleed/crop marks/registration marks etc?

I think you would make the Page Size 5 x 7, and set the Bleed that you want (which would be outside that). Then during Export you tell Publisher to provide the Printer's Marks.