We support all the industry standard prepress applications for both Macintosh and PC platforms—including Pagemaker, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, Freehand and Framemaker. Corel Draw is supported on the PC platform only as exported EPS files with fonts outlined. Clients with MS Word, Powerpoint and Publisher documents must provide us with a press-ready Acrobat PDF file. See our Sending Files page for details on making press-ready Acrobat PDF files.

DIGITAL FILES
Master files should be provided with a separate folder for all screen and printer fonts used and another folder for any bitmap or vector imports used. If you are emailing your files or sending them via ftp, make sure they are compressed using Stuffit (Mac) or Zip (PC) into one archive to protect them against corruption. Send only files used in your master document, a README file if you have any instructions for us, and a screen resolution PDF file as your proof. If you are bringing your files to us, we accept the following media formats: ZIP100, ZIP250, CD, DVD-R, JAZ, Floppy.

FONTS
Make sure you provide all screen and printer fonts or truetype fonts used in your document. Avoid assigning type attributes (bold, italic, bold italic); instead, use the correct font. (This will avoid using type styles without actual screen and printer fonts.) Avoid Multiple Master fonts. If you are using Illustrator, Freehand or Corel, zero out the snafu factor by outlining your fonts.

GRAPHICS
• Bleeds: Any image or solid that bleeds off the page must extend at least 1/8” (.125”).