Tutorial
Bleed the Rectangle Off the Top of the Page

The colored rectangle is designed to bleed one pica off the top of the page. You made the photograph on page 1 bleed off the page by dragging one of its picture block's handles. But you can also specify the position and dimensions of any object in its Specifications dialog box.

  1. Choose Specifications from the Object menu. The Rectangle Specifications dialog box appears. You've worked with Specifications dialog boxes before, to select runaround options for picture blocks and to lock objects. Notice the first four specifications on the top-left of the dialog box. They are displayed in the current units of measure, picas and points. Start Across and Start Down indicate the distance from the left and top edges of the page to the left and top edges of the rectangle. The second two specifications indicate the width and depth of the rectangle.

  2. Press the Tab key to select the Start Down box and type -1. By just specifying a new starting point for an object, you move it instead of resizing it. But the specifications for this rectangle call for the bottom edge of the rectangle to stay where it was when you created it, at the bottom of the fifth row of the grid. You need to compensate for the distance you raised the top of the rectangle by adding the same amount to its depth.

  3. Press the Tab key until the Depth box is selected and type 38.10. The specifications for the rectangle are complete.

  4. Click the Locked option and click OK. The dialog box disappears, and the rectangle is accurately resized to bleed 1 pica off the top of the page. The rectangle is in its correct position on the page and locked into place, but it is partially covering the photograph. You need to move it behind the picture block.

  5. Choose Move To Back from the Object menu. The rectangle moves behind the picture block.