Editing Creative Portal PDF Creation (section)

===Creating a new POD template===
When the client requests a POD file, they will tell you what the finished size of the file <strong> including crop marks </strong> will be. Since crop marks are a set size, this often becomes an issue. After much trial and error, we have found the instructions below to be the best solution:
#Open a new InDD file and add a slug. We want to add enough free space in the slug to get the finished dimension to match what the client supplied. For example, your document is 8.5x11 but the client wants a finished 9x12 POD file. We need to add 0.25” to the left and right and 0.5” top and bottom on the slug to have our finished output be 9x12. Hint: Make sure your document has a bleed on it.
#Export the blank page, making sure to set bleed to zero, turn on slug and crop mark options.
#Open your PDF in Illustrator and adjust the artboard to be set up as 9x12. The crops will still be at the 8.5x11 bleed size, but this will allow a small amount of the crops on the left and right side to be cut off. Also ensure that your crop marks are centered so nothing is skewed. Save out crop AI file. We now have a set of 8.5x11” crops on a 9x12” artboard. (Note: we have already set one of these up so no need to start over, you can find it here: CREATIVE/QUEST DIAGNOSTICS/TEMPLATES/PRINT/POD INSTRUCTIONS/9x12-crops.ai
#Open your working file. Add the slug as listed in step 1. Place the crop mark file into your InDesign document aligning with the slug dimensions. When placing the art, make sure ‘show import options’ is checked off. A dialogue box will pop up, place the art in as ‘Crop to > Trim’ set.
#Export PDF as Press Quality, this time set bleed to zero, check to 'include slug area' (Use this Export Setting: [https://marketingedgegroup.box.com/s/wpx3wf8jb3urn8ggnkc0t7fz6m2nw5ir QUEST POD.joboptions])
#Save in Production / Build. 

*Naming Convention: POD-PDF_Litcode_Description Name_MEG_Job#_Date.indd
**Example: POD-PDF_MI7552_QuestVantage Hereditary Cancer Risk Pocketguide_MEG_54315_060618.indd