Make your project run smoothly and effectively by taking advantage of these simple Prepress Guidelines.

Follow the recommendations below and you can be assured that your project will be delivered to your customer accurately and on time.

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File Tips
While we can accept almost any media or application, following these guidelines will make your project run smoothly and effectively.

For more detailed tips go to the Preparing Files section.

Media: Zip Disk, CD

Recommended Desktop Publishing Applications:
Quark Xpress, Adobe PageMaker, CorelDraw!

Support File Applications: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, MacroMedia, Freehand

Support File Format: Illustrator EPS, Photoshop, EPS, TIF, Freehand Export EPS, not editable

Line Art: Bitmap, TIF

Photos: CMYK, not RGB

Supplied Proof: Laser, composite and separated

Scanning:
CMYK/Grayscale – 300 dpi at 100%
Line Art – 900-1200 dpi at 100%

Fonts:
Postscript - Screen and Printer Font. Avoid MM or TrueType Fonts

Trapping: None