How to simulate page edges for proofing?

[seligman]

I have a client who doesn't understand printer marks. I've tried to explain them to no avail.

When the project is printed, the outside corners (top and bottom) will be rounded with a 0.50" or 0.625" radius. I'm using guides to steer clear of that area, but my client keeps suggesting I put page numbers in the corners, right where they will be sheared off.

I need to simulate the edge of the page using a fine, dotted line of some sort which includes the rounded corners. Any suggestions? I'm using Indesign CS3 by the way.

[TORCH511]

Create a new layer, create a rectange and stroke it however you see fit (solid, dashed etc.), Use the corner effects to round them off, Proof.

Delete the layer or turn it off before sending to the printer. I would suggest making the line either a light blue or an orangy-red. Most printers would understand that to be a dieline or guide and if it were on a seperate layer (preferably named dieline or page guides) then 90% of them would get the clue and NOT print the line.

[eugenetyson]

Don't send the client a proof with crop marks. Ensure them that this is the way it will print, what he sees is what he will get and you'll deal with the rest.

If you are putting a stroked box around the page edge, make sure the stroke is set to overprint and it's a Spot Colour named "Don't Print" or something.

If you accidentally leave the stroked page edge on, when it goes the printers. The stroke would knockout (leave a line) in anything it goes over, so setting it to overprint will ensure it won't do this.

And, the Spot Colour, well the printers will see a spot colour on the RIP, named Don't Print, and the spot colour can be thrun out by the printer. AND If it does make it to the plate stage, the person on the print end will see DON'T Print written on top of the plate. And it should be noticed somewhere that it's a 4/4 job not a 4/4 + 1 spot.

So you cover all bases.

[Lukas Engqvist]

Just want to confirm what torch says and Eugene clarifies :)
Important at the time not to convert the spot colour to process on export to PDF as that would defeat the purpose of making it a spotcolour.