Lulu.com ISO RA5 Sized Paperback Book Cover
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Back Cover
Trimmed Area
Safety Margin
1 cm
Live Area
13.6 cm x 19.8 cm
Published Area [live area + margin; your book's size]
14.8 cm x 21 cm
Total Area [published area plus trimmed area]
15.2 cm x 21.8 cm
9.25 cm
3.15 cm
Front Cover
The "Live Area" line is about 1/4 of the way down the live area. The "Published Area" line is about 1/2 of the way the down the live area. The “Total Area” line is about 3/4 of the way down the live area.
To adjust the spine to your cover, do the following.
* let Lulu.com tell you the spine width
* right click in a blank area of your document
* select Page > Page Setup
* adjust the page width [page width = 30.4 cm + spine width]
* accept the changes [type <Enter> or click <Okay>]
* select the grey spine
* type <F4>
* change the width to the correct size
* accept the changes [type <Enter> or click <Okay>]
* type <F4> again
* select the position's upper right base point
* take note of the x-position
* type <Esc> or click <Cancel>
* select the front cover's blue or orange area
* type <F4>
* type in the position that you took note of, or paste it in
* accept the changes [type <Enter> or click <Okay>]
After you finish adjusting, I highly recommend that you lock the layer.