Page Layout ⇒ crop marks

[meho_r]

So, you want to get something like this (the same code as localghost provided, with changed crop settings and documentclass):

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\documentclass[11pt,b5paper,english]{book}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[
  centering,
  headheight=14pt,
  headsep=25pt,
  includeheadfoot,
  text={6in,7.7in},
  dvips=false,
  pdftex=false,
  vtex=false
]{geometry}
\usepackage[height=10.8in,width=7.9in,cam,center]{crop}
\usepackage{blindtext}

\pagestyle{headings}

\begin{document}
  \blinddocument
\end{document}

Try increasing width and height in crop settings for more space for croping marks (i.e. try H=11.8in, W=8.9in). Note that it is not A4 paper but smaller. However, after cropping you get page in B5. The logic is, you use geometry package for setting (logical) page dimensions, how it will look at the end, after cropping/trimming, and you use crop package for defining dimensions of the paper on which document will be printed (so, dimensions set by crop must be larger than those set by geometry).

[dmuthu_cse]

Hello meho,

thanks for your reply..

It is not that I want crop marks on exactly b5 paper.

But i actually need my text to be cropped 0.5 inches in all the sides, so that it will look good.

But, i can understand that i cannot do this with defining documentclass as b5 paper.

Is there any chance that I can give my own width and height, instead of "b5paper", so that the crop marks appear exactly where I want..

Orelse, will you guide me, how can i create my own crop marks irrespective to the papers..

Thanks in advance,

Regards,
Muthu.

[localghost]

Beginning with the A4 paper format you just have to specify the paper size in the geometry options instead of the options for the document class.

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\documentclass[11pt,english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[
  centering,
  headheight=14pt,
  headsep=25pt,
  includeheadfoot,
  papersize={7.27in,10.69in},
  text={6in,7.7in},
  dvips=false,
  pdftex=false,
  vtex=false
]{geometry}
\usepackage[a4,cam,center]{crop}
\usepackage{blindtext}

\pagestyle{headings}

\begin{document}
  \blinddocument
\end{document}

Be aware that the resulting paper format isn't B5 anymore as you initially wanted.

[dmuthu_cse]

Dear Thorsten,

Thank you very much!!!!

It is working fine.... I am very happy with this!!!

I have been searching this for the past 1 week.. Finally you have cleared in a right way..

Thanks for hearing all my comments..

With regards,
Muthu