Programs like Adobe and Corel place crop marks and registration marks off the page which explains why they are not always seen in the print preview window. They have to assume the page is full of graphics and do not wish to place a registration mark over the artwork, so it’s placed off the page making it necessary to create larger page prints to include the marks.
Both Adobe and Corel have an option to bring the marks onto the page. This option understands the “bounding box” area (total area of all elements on the page), creates an invisible border, and crops the marks to that new area.
Adobe users of Illustrator in the General section in the Print window choose “Ignore Artboards”, then select pre-press marks in the section called “Marks and Bleed”. Your marks will now appear on the print preview screen and on your film.
Photoshop is not designed to be an output program and is very light on print features. Freehand strongly suggests you place/import your file into Illustrator or DRAW or even use a publishing program such as InDesign or Quark.
It’s highly advised to create your own custom registration marks using the “registration color” included in the swatches of your Illustration programs. These custom marks are to be added directly onto your artboard/document.
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