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Use Rich Blacks For Maximum Ink Coverage Changing Layouts Can Save You Money! Imposition Layout Guides 8 page saddle stitched booklet (work & turn) Font Tips: Check Your Font Usage! Before supplying your printer with files, a good habit is to check your font usage in your application program. If your fonts are “stroked” and not replaced with true versions of your fonts - e.g., Times Roman (Italic) should be changed to Times Roman Italic (Plain) - then the font may not process or convert well through our ripping system and may not print properly. Stroked italic fonts for example have a tendency to appear slanted at a sharp angle. Another great reason for viewing font usage is that you may realize that you have a font that is styled Italic or Bold, but there is no actual font for it. This could also pose a problem because it may not print properly once sent through our ripping system. Always use true fonts to ensure your job will print as intended. You may also check font usage if you prepare manual collects on your job elements. This will indicate to you each font being used in the document, and indicate which fonts you need to supply to your printer. In Quark you may find font usage under the Utilities heading under “Usage”. Itwill display all the fonts being used in the job. Each font listed will displaya character in brackets after the font name. For example: Times Roman <P> means that the font does not contain any stroked attributes. The true font is being used. Times Roman <I> or Times Roman <B> means that the font does contain stroked attributes, and it should be changed to: Times Roman Italic <P> or Times Roman Bold <P> Collecting files for Printer: Collecting using In Design: Check box for: - then "Save" Collecting using Quark XPress: Go to "File" then "Collect for Output"
Resaving a Quark 7 file to Quark 6: - go to "file"
Recommended Preflighting Software: FlightCheck Designer 6.0 by Markzware. FlightCheck Designer is a lighter version of FlightCheck that's perfect for designers and desktop publishers. It collects fonts and files and checks the files for potential prepress problems before final output. It will also collect fonts embedded in eps files. It currently retails for $199. Call 1-800-300-3532 to order.
Transferring files through the internet: Mac files without an extension, i.e. “.tif” do not travel well. Mac operating systems use a resource fork file to identify the file type. When transferred through a PC server for instance, that second file can be dropped. Now the file is not identifiable. Save all Mac files with an extension for better results. For Best results, package the files using a compression software and send them along. Self extracting files work the best for the recipient.
Software Shortcuts: Adobe Photoshop (5.0, 6.0, 7.0) Key Shortcuts: Tip# 1: Sometimes when you are working, your toolbar and palettes will overlap the image you have open. Hit the TAB key to make your tool bar and palettes disappear. Hit tab again to make them reappear. Tip# 2: If you would like only your palettes (usually positioned on the right hand side) to disappear, hold SHIFT + TAB. Tip# 3: when using a tool such as an airbrush or pencil, you can switch from the actual brush size to a cross-hair pointer by using the CAPS LOCK key. This can come in handy when you would like to more accurately center your brush along a line you are following in your work. CAPS LOCK also can apply to the eraser tool, paint bucket, dodge and burn tools and blur tool as well. Tip# 4: When working in Photoshop, zooming in on your work is an often needed step. Hold down CTRL + SPACEBAR to access your zoom in tool. To zoom out, hold CTRL + ALT + SPACEBAR. Quark Xpress (4.0, 5.0, 6.0) Key Shortcuts (Mac): Tip# 1: To cycle through layers of objects, hold COMMAND + OPTION + SHIFT and CLICK. You will be able to watch the measurements palette for clues as to which object you have selected. Tip# 2: To fit the content of a picture box properly, select the content (hand) tool and hold COMMAND + OPTION + F. This will force the image size into the picture box, allowing it to appear proportionally sound to the picture box. Tip# 3: Holding COMMAND + OPTION + CLICK will initially zoom in 200%, and subsequent clicks will toggle between 100% and 200% view. Tip# 4: To delete the object you are on, use the COMMAND + K shortcut ("The Kill Command") to delete the object. This will work regardless of what tool you have currently selected. Tip #5 : To automatically folio pages, hit COMMAND + 3 in a text box in a master page. Adobe InDesign Key Shortcuts (Mac): Tip #1: To toggle in and out of preview mode, use the W key. This will hide non-printing items and shows cropping and objects to be printed. Tip #2: To toggle through layers where your pointer lies, hold COMMAND and CLICK to cycle downward through layers. Tip #3: While working on a page built from the master page template, you can hold COMMAND + SHIFT + CLICK to unlock items from the master page template. This also disconnects the layout page from the master. Tip #4: CONTROL + CLICK allows you to access a relevant hierarchical menu for whatever you are clicking on and by whatever tool you are currently in. Tip #5: To auto folio pages in Indesign, in the master page, highlight and right click your desired text area, and hit CMD + OPTION + N. Tip #6: For fast image replacement, in your links palette, highlight your existing image. Hit the "re-link" button, and select the new image. The new image will be placed automatically into the page, with the exact same scaling, location and rotation. Tip #7: To quick access tools, simply type a character. SHIFT + a character can jump from tool to tool: | ||||||||||||||
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When designing a project, it's often helpful to view an imposition of your layout to see how it will run on press. For projects with higher page counts, and for limited color compromise, try to keep images of similar color hues on the same press sheet. Another great example is keeping crossover images on the same press sheet to ensure uniform color and better overall print and bindery quality. We've included some common impositions for saddle stitching and perfect binding below. Click each link to get a larger view. To get a hard copy of an imposition and a folded dummy, please call Springfield Printing at 800-437-9244.