Printing Tips in a Nutshell

Tips In A Nutshell – Printing

Set your page layout file as imposed spreads
Include a 1% dot unless you really mean it!
Use hairline rules
Send JPEG format images
Store or embed images
Send extra “old” versions of the file
Place type within .125″ edge of the page
Create clipping paths in the page layout program, instead use Photoshop with a flatness setting of 3
Impose your file
Trap your file

Using a file naming structure that has a unique and meaningful name
The ink densities of the colors specified in the file (max. ink density should be less than 320%)
8.5×11 tri-fold panel sizes are not equal: 3.625″(fold-in panel), 3.687″(middle panel), 3.687″(front panel)
Rich black = 60% Cyan, 40% Magenta, 40% Yellow, 100% Black