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[beermonster]

ok - so - where we at?

you have some issues with photoshop - the FH file is not the way to go

here's some things to think about

firstly - dont panic - we'll do that for you

simplify things - is there a way to simplify the photoshop file - by this I do NOT mean flattening the whole file, but maybe merging some of the layers to dumm it down a bit - you can shift select multiple layers and select "merge selected" in the layers pallette - but think about what and why you are doing it (hopefully to make things a bit simpler!)

bleeds - can be as easy or as difficult as you want to make it sometimes - there's several ways of skinning the cat here. if your image is an exact size and needs making bigger you can go image>canvas size> (select the middle square in the grid - just click on it), punch in some new dimensions (add however much bleed you want/need) and hit ok

now the canvas (page if you like) is expanded and perhaps you can use some cloning skills from college to extend the bleeds - maybe you can duplicate layers and "reflect" them and move them about to create bleed - maybe you can just fill with solid colours - cant really say wihout seeing the image, but hopefully something in this lot will help a bit.

do a save as to keep the original file though - you can screw things up, but that history pallette is a god send sometimes.

and dont panic - it is fairly logical if you think logically

and avoid that freehand file.

good luck - happy photoshopping!