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If
you have had much experience with commercial printing, you're probably
well aware of the problems that digital prepress errors can create for
your schedule and your budget. While our prepress techs take great
care in preparing your files to output correctly, there are the occasional
problems that arise that are easily preventible. Here's a list of useful
tips that will help you submit trouble-free files:
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When
using Quark Xpress, make use of the "Collect For Output" feature
under the File menu. This saves a copy of your document as well as all
placed graphics or images to you destination disk or folder. This ensures
that you don't forget any graphic files that you may have used in your
document. It also creates a report that includes a list of all graphics
and fonts you used. You can refer to this report to make sure that you
have included all required fonts on the disk.
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| • | When creating graphics in illustration applications such as Illustrator or Freehand, be sure to turn all type into paths or outlines before saving your EPS file. This helps to ensure that all your graphics print as you expect them to. |
| • | Be sure to include ALL fonts you used in your document. This includes all Screen and Printer fonts. |
| • | Images should be saved as CMYK Tiff files with a final size resolution of 300 ppi. Avoid enlarging photos in your layout application. This will actually reduce the resolution of you photo, possibly causing the pixels to show in the final output. |
| • | Use caution when using clip-art from CD-ROMs or Microsoft applications. These graphics are usually set up for printing proper color separations and can cause problems when used improperly. |
| • | Before tranferring files by e-mail or FTP, be sure to compress all of the files into a single archive file using Stuffit on the Macintosh (.sit) or WinZip in Windows (.zip). |
| • | If you ever need assistance with digital file preparation, please feel free to call or e-mail our prepress department with any questions you may have. |
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