Artwork for printing

We can accept your artwork in many formats including:-

• Adobe Acrobat Document (.pdf) (our preferred format)
• CorelDRAW (.cdr)
• Pagemaker (.pm65 / .pmd)
• All Microsoft Office products

You can send us your artwork via the following methods:

• Upload your artwork with your order online
• E-mail – enquiries@prestige-printers.co.uk (We do not recommend files be sent by email over 10mb)
• CD/DVD disc– either by hand or post
• USB Drives – either by hand or post

Please check the following before you send your files:-

Your document size must be the finished size plus bleed if necessary.

What is bleed?

- Any printed image that is to be run to the cut edge of the product must bleed over that edge by 3mm to enable accurate trimming.

• Business Card 85mm x 55mm
• DL/Compliment Slip, third size A4 99mm x 210mm
• A6 size 148mm x 105mm
• A5 size 148mm x 210mm
• A4 size 297mm x 210mm
• A3 size 297mm x 420mm

If you are supplying your files in anything but PDF format, then please include all images and fonts that you have used within your document.

We prefer all fonts to be converted to curves as this avoids any substituting of fonts.

For picture images, the higher the quality (dpi - dots per inch or resolution) the better they will print. Images should be scanned at least at 300dpi.

Images from websites tend to be of low quality, usually 72 dpi because they are created only for screen viewing. These are still printable but will appear blurred.

Crop marks should be added to all corners in line with the finished size.

All artwork should be supplied 1 up per sheet and the entire image centred within the page horizontally and vertically.

For any document with multiple pages i.e. A double sided flyer:- Page 1 = the front and Page 2 = the reverse.

For best results we require all colours/images to be saved in CMYK colour format.

Printing on different paper/card stocks will affect the appearance of colours.

Following receipt of your files, we will check them to ensure that they are OK for our requirements. We will then output a colour digital proof of your job and this will be sent to you in PDF email format, providing you with a final opportunity to make sure your job is correct.

Because of the different processes involved between the way a digital proof is produced and the process used to print your file, these proofs can only be used as a guide for colour but are completely accurate as to content.

This proof needs to be approved before any printing can commence.

Please note - Microsoft Office Word can adjust itself to your printer margins and as soon as you transfer a Word document from one computer to another, the document can reflow, using the new printer’s parameters. That’s why line and page break changes between computers and a document can look completely different on our screens compared to yours. Please download PDF software to make a PDF from your Word file for us to use to help avoid these problems.

Prestige Printers is happy to prepare your artwork for you if you wish and send you a colour proof for approval.