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Envelope America Prepress Tips
When sending files to EnvelopeAmerica,
consider every element of the project to be new to us.
The following rules are universal and apply to any Service Bureau, Pre-Press or Color House. We want to ensure that your project is completed correctly and on time and therefore we want to eliminate unnecessary problems that may arise, please consider this information as important and crucial for the proper output of your file. While we can't cover all possible problems, these are the ones we confront most often.
It is best to build pages/documents in page layout programs such as Quark or InDesign, placing the art files in those program files.
The following is a list of tips to make your job print better and keep your cost down.
Provide a hard copy (laser print) or a PDF of the final file.
Send all the fonts used. If applicable, send screen and printer fonts. We can use TrueType fonts on the PC.
Do not use “styles” for fonts in the application. If the font does not have a bold or italic version, it will not print that way on our Postscript 3 system.
Vector based files can have the type converted to outlines to eliminate fonts, but will also eliminate our ability to edit text.
Include all imported images and links with the files sent to EnvelopeAmerica, even if the files have been embedded.
All color documents and/or imported color files should be CMYK or PMS spot color (not RGB). CMYK images should not be used in a spot color job.
Do not use WMF files. They must be converted to Illustrator or Photoshop files first.
Scans and non-vector based art should be 300 DPI resolution at the placed size.
Keep text and objects not to be trimmed no closer than 3/16” from the actual trim.
Items that print to the trim (bleed) should extend 1/8” past the trim.
Do not “float” your document on an oversized page.
Do not use MS Word or MS Office programs for color printing.
Any questions call us at 610.859.0010
SOFTWARE SUPPORTED: QuarkXPress V7, Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3,
&
Adobe PhotoShop CS3.
