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How to prepare your file for print  

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Preparing your files for print is easy. There are only a few things we need from you to successfully get your ideas translated into print:

1. If the piece you design is only for one color, save your file as the PMS color. If it is more than one, save it as "spot color" or "CMYK" depending on the nature of the job. NEVER save your files as "RGB."

2. Please copy every font you use in a document and insert it into a folder you create called "FONTS". We need both the printer and screen version of each font, or if you are using true type fonts, just the true type version.

3. Include all the graphic files you use in the document. Put them in a folder called "Graphics." You may have embedded them in the documents, but if the output devices we use do not have the actual files to link back to, the resulting images will come out at a very low resolution.

4. Please do not use GIF and JPEG files in your documents. There is virtually no way to make them look satisfactory. TIFF and EPS files are preferred.

5. Don't apply formatting like bold or italic. Select the bold font as if it's a separate font.

6. Please provide us with a hard copy of the piece to be printed. If there is more than one color we need color separations.

7. If you are using Quark, please use the "Collect for Output" utility included with the program as well as generating a "Collect for Output Report file. Click here for a "how to" article.

8. If you are using PageMaker 6.5 or higher, please use the Save for Service Provider plug-in (Information on Page 411-412 of the PageMaker User Guide) to insure we have all the necessary components as well as a report to use in preflighting your file.

Detailed Instructions

Adobe InDesign
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