These procedures have been created to help you prepare files being submitted to Central Printing's storefront, and to ensure that files meet the requirements and guidelines of Central Printing.

Files uploaded to Central Printing via our storefront must conform to the specifications set below:

• Adobe Acrobat PDF file saved in high resolution mode (Press Optimized). Other PDF files will be accepted from programs able to generate high resolution PDFs (however Central Printing is not responsible for fonts not embedded by these programs, as reflow and font default can occur).

We do not Accept...

PDF files provided with image resolution less than 300 dpi, logos or images downloaded from the internet. These files are considered Low Resolution and Central Printing will not be responsible for the poor quality as a result of printing.

If you cannot produce a PDF as listed above, please consult your sales representative about having Central Printing design and/or build the project for you.

Useful Printing Terminology

Bleed - An image or printed color that runs off the trimmed edge of a page.

CMYK - The four process color inks: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.

PMS color - (Pantone Matching System) A proprietary color system for choosing and matching specific spot colors.

RGB - Red, Green, and Blue; the colors used by a computer monitor to create color images on the screen. These are not printed inks.

Registration - The process of alignment of the the different elements in a printing job, such as the different colored inks on a print job, so they are correctly printed next to each other or over each other.

Trapping - Printing ink over previously printed ink. Trapping is also used to describe the very slight overlapping of adjacent colors.

DPI - Dots Per Inch refers to the resolution of an image or device. (300 dpi is required for printing)

PDF - Portable Document Format.