Trouble-Shooting - Adobe PAGEMAKER 6.5 Training Manual

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 2002 Cheltenham Computer Training

Trouble-Shooting

• When you are ready to print
your publication, there are
a few things to keep in
mind so you get back good
results from the
commercial printer who is
handling your files.
• You will have to check your
Links and check your
Fonts, as well as the
resolutions on the pictures
you have placed into your
publication.
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Trouble-
When you are ready to print your publication, there are few things to
Shooting the
keep in mind to ensure good results back from the commercial printer
Publication
who is handling your files.
•
Make sure the commercial printer has the necessary software, and
hardware needed to complete the job. Many printers will prep your
work and fix many of the problems for you, but this extra work does
not always come cheap. This is why it's best to do most of the work
yourself.
•
Before you begin working on your publication, it is always a good
idea to find out who will be printing the publication.
•
Ask them for their printing specs, along with what they expect from
you when you are delivering your work.
•
If there is anything you do not understand, make sure you ask for
clarification.
Checking •
Check all the images within the publication. Make sure that they are
your Images
saved with the correct final printout size, and with the correct
resolution for output.
•
If any cropping, rotating or scaling needs to be done; do it in the
picture's original application that created it, so it will output faster.
•
Always send a printed copy of the file, with the Registration marks
turned on when printed. This will give the commercial printer an idea
of what you're expecting as the final output.
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