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I read Scott's explanation, but Slug still feels redundant to me. Because Bleed < Slug, then whenever you cut the paper at Bleed, you will have cut off the Slug inescapably, simultaneously...
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2021-11-14T02:33:44Z (almost 3 years ago)
Isn't Slug redundant, when Bleed oversteps the page and Bleed < Slug?
1. I read [Scott's explanation](https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/46553/why-are-the-bleed-and-slug-lines-outside-my-pages/46554#46554), but Slug still feels redundant to me. Because Bleed < Slug, then whenever you cut the paper at Bleed, you will have cut off the Slug inescapably, simultaneously. 2. What does Scott mean by "**actual stock**"? > Bleeds are used to ensure any trimming which may be slightly inaccurate does not result in the **actual stock** showing at the edge of the piece. Slugs are only used to pass along production notes and are never intended to be part of any actually printed piece a reader would see. https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/set-print-bleed.html [![enter image description here][1]][1] http://www.theinformedillustrator.com/2016/07/trim-bleed-live-area-dimensions-for.html [The Informed Illustrator: Trim, Bleed, & Live Area Dimensions For Printing](http://www.theinformedillustrator.com/2016/07/trim-bleed-live-area-dimensions-for.html) > [](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Et3lhWqNHw/UiT0mIlGLRI/AAAAAAAABsU/wuCYpEeXoqs/s1600/Print-Advertising-Dimensions-02.png) [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/5WFzH.jpg