When setting up your book this is the default in the print options section of the paperback content tab.
Gutter and margin size for 8 5 x 11 bound.
Vice versa for left hand pages.
Type the size for the top bottom inside and outside margins in the relevant fields.
The outside margin is the right hand margin on a right hand page.
Whether it s choosing to a flat laying binding style such as saddle stitch booklets wire o booklets or spiral bound booklet or including the gutter margin when you start designing your perfect bound book or hard cover book.
For instance when making an 8 5 x 11 bound book the resulting pages being bound would be 8 5 x 11 in dimension.
Pdf page size must match the book trim size.
At printivity perfect bound books are not printed in spreads except for the front and back cover because we glue together sheets that are the dimension of the perfect bound book.
If pdf book files are supplied as 8 5 x 11 but you want a 5 5 x 8 5 book trim size then the files will have to be reduced which reduces the fonts and all the elements in the pdf files.
Someone needs to spell out the relationship of gutter to inside margin not mixing the terms and giving examples in a chart with numbers in it.
Set your document size to 8 5 x 11 inches and then apply the appropriate margin settings from the table below.
If you want a different trim size click select a different size and choose from standard and non standard trim sizes.
This is like a no man.
Their own template for book size 8 x 10 gives a gutter of 13 but when you upload their internal auto review says the gutter should be at least 5 but gives no mention of inside margin.
You look at it on your desk and you can measure it that it s 5 25 x.
First let s look at the basics.
The inside margin is the left hand margin on a right hand page.
The gutter is used if you are going to have your book spiral bound.
Setting a gutter margin.
Suggested size is 2 x 1 25 50 8 x 31 75 mm minimum size is 1 4 x 8 35 56 x 203 mm positioned at least 25 6 3 mm from the spin and trim of the cover.
Here is what you need to know about gutter margins.
Adjust margins font size and columns to produce 65 70 characters per line including spaces.
For 8 5 x11 documents bound or unbound use 1 inch margins.
The most common trim size for paperbacks in the u s.
The text pdf files must be the same size as the book trim size being ordered.
For bound books 6 x 9 or smaller use 0 5 margins on the top outside and bottom of books and a 0 75 inside margin.
Is 6 x 9 15 24 x 22 86 cm.
Let s say you have a print book that is 5 25 wide by 8 tall.
