For createspace you need to use the following measurements.
Createspace gutter margins.
When i used the in built function the words were not too much out of the margins but now they are out of the margins by a lot.
Set the margins as 0 76 on the top bottom and inside and 0 5 on the outside.
The spine of the book is calculated based on the number of pages and on the type of paper you plan to.
In the pages area set it to mirror margins.
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The minimum size of the gutter varies according to how many pages there are in your book.
Insufficient gutter books from 151 400 pages require at least 75 for the gutter inside margin and at least 25 for the outside top and bottom margins.
The outside top and bottom margin requirements are 0 25.
If you re using mirror pages the value for the inside margins will be set in the gutter field.
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Margins and alignment based on your book s page count the minimum margin requirements are below.
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And make sure these settings apply to whole document at the bottom by selecting that in the dropdown.
We ll be making changes to all of these.
So if you want the inside margin to be 0 5 for all pages add this value in the gutter margin box and leave the inside margin field blank.
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Once you ve set your document to have mirrored pages margins you should be able to set either an inside margin or a gutter.
0 375 9 6 mm at least 0 25 6 4 mm.
The interior doesn t have sufficient outside margins for printing which could result in content being trimmed when printed for example pdf page s.
Createspace uses the term gutter but in indesign this is the inside margin.
Page count inside gutter margins outside margins no bleed outside margins with bleed 24 to 150 pages.
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However traditionally gutter spines have also been the smallest of the margins since the recto and verso pages laid together each with a large gutter spine will create an unpleasingly.