how to send your files guide

we like the personal touch at quickprint and like to talk directly to our customers, however if you prefer to have some written guidelines regarding sending files and general tips your answers should appear below. please don’t hesitate to call should you require any further assistance or wish to speak to one of our talented designers

a few great hints to keep costs low :

• use one of the file formats below
• ensure your files are cmyk, black/white or your specified spot colours
• if the background/image runs over the edge (bleed) include an extra 3mm over all affected sides of the page
• keep the resolution over 300 dots per inch (dpi) at 100% size, preferably 600dpi where text is involved
• embed all photos or ensure they are enclosed with the artwork
• embed all fonts or ensure they are either enclosed with the artwork or converted to outlines/curves
• supply on cd - usb stick - email (up to 5mb) or use our ftp site (over 5mb) - please phone for password and then click here

file formats

there are many file formats around, below we have listed the most popular with a brief description :

• quark xpress : qxp : desktop publishing program
• corel : cdr : desktop publishing program also a vector based program, suitable for spot colour work
• indesign : indd : desktop publishing program
• pagemaker : pmd : desktop publishing program
• photoshop : psd, tif, pdf, jpg : a bitmap/raster program for photo editing
• illustrator : ai, eps, pdf : a vector based program, particularly suitable for spot colour work
• pdf : ideal for digital and large format orders, can be vector or bitmap/raster files
• tif : a high resolution, bitmap/raster file format, please do not use compression
• eps : a vector file format. can be split for spot colour
• jpeg : a bitmap/raster file format, low in file size - can affect image quality. please ensure quality is maximum
• dwf : a file format for cad drawings. used to view, review and print plans
• dwg : native format for autocad, we print using trueview. used for two and three dimensional plans
• microsoft software : these documents have been known to vary machine to machine, beware! :
  

  doc : word (docx files should be saved as a doc) xls : excel (spread sheets) ppt : powerpoint (presentations) pub : publisher (desktop publishing)

  we will strive to ensure your artwork is as your supplied file, if we have any queries we’ll call you

colours

• cmyk : the colours printers use to create full colour, c: cyan (light blue), m: magenta (pink), y: yellow and k: black
• pantone : references used by printers for spot colour printing, available in coated, uncoated, matte, metallic, pastel
• rgb : the colour screens are viewed in, r: red, g: green and b: blue - colours may change when converted to cmyk
• greyscale : utilising a single ink to create tonal values for photos and similar
• black : solid 100% black printing, usually for text and line drawings

common page sizes a0 : 1189mm x 841mm a1 : 841mm x 594mm a2 : 594mm x 420mm a3 : 420mm x 297mm a4 : 297mm x 210mm a5 : 210mm x 148.5mm a6 : 148.5mm x 105mm a7 : 105mm x 74.25mm compliment slip : 210mm x 99mm* business card : 86mm x 54mm* * usual sizes

common envelope sizes c4 : 229mm × 324mm c5 : 162mm × 229mm c6 : 114mm × 162mm dl : 110mm × 220mm

paper types & weights

letterhead and similar stationery : 100gsm bond
business cards : 335gsm bond, 400gsm coated or 220gsm (digital)
leaflets : 130gsm coated or 100gsm (digital)
brochures : 150gsm, 170gsm, 200gsm coated
folders : 350gsm coated
posters : 170gsm photobase satin, 90gsm bond, 350gsm cotton canvas
plans : 90gsm bond