APPLICATION VS. POSTSCRIPT™ AND PDF FILES
A Change of Pace will still accept application files, but we are encouraging PDF submissions made from your application of choice. Should you choose to submit application files, please remember to package all files nd printer fonts that support your layout file. Failure to include these files will delay the processing of your job until the files are received. In special situations we will also work with a customer who prefers to submit PostScript or PDF files. Please contact one of our Account Managers for questions regarding the creation of PostScript and PDF files.

PDF FILES FOR OUTPUT
Our preferred format for file submission is Adobe’s PDF format using our optimized settings. We will be glad to work with you or your suppliers to test and correctly configure your PDF files for proper print production. Contact us with as much lead time as possible to allow for testing before you submit your job for production.

PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS
Our preferred page layout applications are Adobe InDesign 2.0®, QuarkXPress®, and Adobe® PageMaker®. We are capable of working both with Mac and PC versions of each application. Whatever you use, your digital files should be accompanied by a final hard copy output at 100%, with all color breaks marked. This may seem redundant, but it assures us that your files are printable. If your printer will not print them, ours probably will not either. Your proofs will also show us what your files are supposed to look like.
It is also a good idea to send us a preliminary test file for a sample output so that we can evaluate it for potential problems—including whether we need special XTensions (QuarkXPress) or Plugins (InDesign) (PageMaker) for output—in advance of sending the entire job.

PROPER PAGE SETUP
Set your page or document size to the trim size (the final size) of your publication. This is important: If you set up your pages as “facing pages,” put even-numbered pages on the left, and odd-numbered pages on the right. Make sure that your margins are consistent from file to file. Use master pages for positioning of running heads/feet so they are always in the same place. This consistency in margins and spacing is vital if your publication is to go directly to imposed film or plate.

BLEEDS
If you wish to print an object that extends to the edge of a page, a “bleed” will be necessary. Extend the edge of the element 9 pts. or 1/8 inch past the edge of the page. A 1/8 inch bleed tolerance will be sufficient to allow for minor inconsistencies during the trimming process.

FONTS
A Change of Pace must have the identical fonts you have used to construct your page files. We ask that you send copies of those fonts along with your job. You should create a folder called “job fonts.” Place copies of your screen and printer fonts in that folder and send it along with your page files. We may legally use copies of your fonts as long as we do not retain them after imaging your job.
We recommend using Adobe PostScript’ Type 1 fonts or OpenType fonts. Adobe no longer supports Multiple Master technologies, and, neither does A Change of Pace. TrueType fonts are single files, the screen and printer information being contained in a single scalable font file. Other versions of fonts can be identified by the different icons that will appear in the printer font file. Selecting “Get Info” on a chosen printer font file will usually identify the manufacturer. Macintosh screen fonts are either loose or in a suitcase; if they are loose the Finder calls them “font” in the window under “kind”; if they are in a suitcase, they are called “font suitcase.” Printer fonts are never in suitcases; they are always individual files and are called “PostScript’ font” in the Finder window.
Avoid system “Bitmap” fonts. These are fonts designed strictly for your computer screen or dot-matrix printer and do not yield good results on an imagesetter. Macintosh Bitmap fonts are normally named after cities (e.g., Geneva, Monaco, New York, Chicago), which makes them easy to identify. Windows fonts can be examined in the Control Panel under “Fonts.” The font listing will describe the font in brackets at the end of the name/size description. Fonts described as a monitor standard (EGA, VGA, 8514) or a non-PostScript printer standard (Plotter) are bitmap fonts. Do NOT use style menu for styling! When formatting your text for italic or bold typefaces, select the bold or italic typeface in the font family, such as Times Bold or Times Italic, rather than selecting Times and then assigning it a bold or italic style from the style menu.
Avoid placing type in a graphic that is then placed inside another graphic that in turn is imported into your page application file. The imagesetter will have a difficult time locating this font. Finally, if you have included text in an EPS graphic file, we must have the screen and printer fonts for that text before we can correctly produce your Trim Marks 1/8” Bleed graphic. If possible, convert the text in EPS graphics to outlines, or make sure to embed all fonts when saving as an EPS. This will eliminate the need for the fonts.

INTRODUCTION TO PRINT: SECTION TWO