Many times we receive phone calls from clients asking, "How do I send you this job?", or "What resolution do you need?" Sometimes, the questions come too late; either the client has to redo artwork to our specifications, or they have to settle for what they have already done because there is no time to correct it.

In the selections below, we have included recommendations for fonts, graphics and document construction that have worked successfully for us for many years. Obviously, we haven't included everything. If there is something else you would like to see here, drop us a line. And when we think of something else, we'll add it to this page, so check back often.

The Prepress Team
Grunwald Printing Co.
prepress@GPprint.com

Contents

Submitting Jobs - What you need to include when you send us a job for printing.

Supported Programs - Which programs we directly support, and how to save files from programs that we do not support; also, why we don't support some popular programs.

Graphics and Text Formats - File formats for graphics that work best for commercial printing; how to save text that we will format for your job.

Fonts - Tips for avoiding common problems with fonts.

Document Construction - Setting up your publication files properly for commercial printing.

Digital Artwork Guidelines - Recommendations for art creation, trapping, scanned images, digital cameras.

Mechanical Artwork Guidelines - Best formats for artwork and photos that we will place into your publication.

Note: Throughout these pages, the terms "document," "publication," "files" and "job" will be used interchangeably, and all refer to the same thing, whether it is a business card or a 400-page catalog.