inside edge of pages

Janie,

Definitely! You can view your project in reference to the crop guides most accurately at the Layout Preview in Step 3:

For the Layout Preview:
(The crop guides are able to be viewed or removed by simply clicking or un-clicking the "Show Crop Guides" at the top left of the preview.)
The Red crop guide is for standard size projects (9x7 or larger)
The Pink crop guide is for mini-books (anything smaller than a 9x7)

For the Flip Preview:
The Flip preview offers 1 single yellow crop guide that is both the Red and pink crop-guide combined, and is therefore more aggressive than necessary for standard size books. For most accurate crop guides when considering your work, please use the Layout Preview

All vital content like text and faces should be kept within the Red Crop-guide for all standard size books. The Pink Crop-guide for mini-books is more aggressive due to the the mini-books small size, and therefore requires a more aggressive crop-guide.

Here is a great screencast that will explain all of our crop-guides: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Ksz1k8Djs&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Best,
PrestoPhoto support
support@prestophoto.com

Is there a preview feature that will show the 0.25 border that you suggest so that one can see, on the screen, the buffer?

Janie,

Greetings from PrestoPhoto!

You can read all about our Cropping and Bleed here: http://www.prestophoto.com/wiki/Cropping+And+Bleed

We suggest that you allow a .25" on all sides with the background extended to the end of the page and the vital content within the .25" - this will ensure that all your vital content is safe and will not be affected by the trim!

If you have any further questions please let us know and we will do our best to help!

PrestoPhoto support
support@prestophoto.com

Do I have to allow extra space on the inside edge of my pages to prevent losing some space there? I think I am ready to order but would like some guidance on this.