Sending publisher to professional printers

[Nick Anstead]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could help me out with two
concerns I have about sending a file to professional
printers.

The item I am trying to print is a A6 sized postcard.

1. I have a problem with my desktop printer when I test
print the card as it chops of the bottom cm or so.
However, I have set up the file with the exact shape the
printers require (A6 size with a 3mm bleed in every
direction). The file appears OK on the screen, and I
assume that that is how a professional printer will make
it look. Am I correct in thinking this?

2. A bigger issue is the file type. I know that
publisher has an inbuilt facility for turning its files
into a format for professional printing. However, what
does this actually do? The printer I intend to send the
work to specifies that all files must be in CMYK and in
one of the following formats - PSD (Photoshop), EPS (with
text converted to outlines), PDF, IA (Illustrator 8),
TIFF, JPEG or QXD (Quark Express 4). Will Publisher help
me meet these requirements, or can anyone suggest an
alternative solution?

Many thanks,
Nick

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Nick sounds like you are dealing with a printer that is difficult to get
along with. Situation quite normal for many printers. In general printers
are a weird mob.

If this printer was even half capable and suitably equipped, he would have
no issue whatsoever converting your file from RGB to CMYK.

If this dumb printer you are trying to do business with cannot do that, then
find another printer. Converting RGB to CMYK today is a no brainer even for
the average dumb printer.

A printer today should be able to take an EPS or PDF file in RGB and have no
issues with it whatsoever, or rip you off for converting it. It is a one
minute job to convert RGB to CMYK.

Just remember, unless you have a Postscript printer yourself, your EPS will
only print out in low quality, as it is only printing the preview TIF file
in the EPS. So don't panic.

Don't hesitate to post back if you need any further assistance.

--

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi Nick Anstead (e-mail address removed),
in the Microsoft® newsgroups
you posted:

|| 1. I have a problem with my desktop printer when I test
|| print the card as it chops of the bottom cm or so.
|| However, I have set up the file with the exact shape the
|| printers require (A6 size with a 3mm bleed in every
|| direction). The file appears OK on the screen, and I
|| assume that that is how a professional printer will make
|| it look. Am I correct in thinking this?

Your printer chops this off because it is a limitation of your printer's
printing margins. Your printer can't print a full bleed to the edges. This
won't be a concern to your printer normally, but I would ask what his margin
limitation is and adjust accordingly.

|| 2. A bigger issue is the file type. I know that
|| publisher has an inbuilt facility for turning its files
|| into a format for professional printing. However, what
|| does this actually do? The printer I intend to send the
|| work to specifies that all files must be in CMYK and in
|| one of the following formats - PSD (Photoshop), EPS (with
|| text converted to outlines), PDF, IA (Illustrator 8),
|| TIFF, JPEG or QXD (Quark Express 4). Will Publisher help
|| me meet these requirements, or can anyone suggest an
|| alternative solution?

You could visit this link:

http://www.mvps.org/publisher/sharing.html

Or have your printer visit the following link to obtain a free copy of
Publisher so that they can take your file in Publisher format:

http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?AssetID=HA010772371033&CTT=98

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

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