Acceptable File Formats
& Applications

Applications

• QuarkXpress 5.0
• Adobe Illustrator 10.0
• Adobe Photoshop 7.0
• InDesign 2.0
• Freehand 8
• Adobe Pagemaker 6.5

File Formats

Photoshop
• The file must be 300 dpi at 100% actual size for quality offset reproduction.
• Files should be saved as tiff, eps (create outlines of all fonts or include all fonts), jpeg, or pdf (embed all fonts)

Illustrator/Freehand
• Files to be saved as eps
• All fonts to be included or outlines created
• If files have embedded artwork, include all files.

Quark/InDesign/Pagemaker
• Include all fonts
• Include all graphics
• If the file is not actual size, specify what percentage the file is created
• If the file is to be printed 4 colour process, convert all spot colours to CMYK

Acceptable Media
• CD
• Zip
• Ftp (info supplied on request)
• Email – copy your sales representative and send artwork to esp1@ns.sympatico.ca

Word, Excel and PowerPoint files can be accepted for ‘colour copy’ jobs only. Artwork can be recreated from these file formats if film is required.

Always provide a hard copy of files sent.