To Set Up Your Digital File:

TO BEGIN
1. Include an updated proof of what your prints should look like along with a Reproductions, Inc. work order form.

FONTS
2. Include copies of all screen and printer fonts used in your file, including those embedded in EPS files.

3. To prevent font problems in EPS graphics, convert text to outlines or curves in illustration programs such as Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw or Macromedia Freehand.

4. Stick with Type 1 fonts. Postscript output devices handle Type 1 fonts much better than True Type fonts.

5. Instead of applying a style to your text (i.e. bold, italic or bold-italic), choosethe proper font that supports that style. For example, if you want bold Helvetica type, choose Helvetica Bold as your font.

IMAGES

6. Include all linked graphic files, scans and illustrations when submitting a job.

7. Save all scans in CMYK color (RGB for slide output) with a TIFF or EPS file format.
8. Scale, rotate and crop all images in an image editing program rather than a page layout program.

9. Simplify clipping paths and vector art by deleting redundant or unnecessary points and hidden objects.

TO END

10. Before submitting a job, use the “Collect for Output” feature in Quark, PageMaker’s “Package for Service Provider” or Flight Check to gather only those files associated with your job.