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St Austell Printing Company - advice on how to make a pdf before you send to print.

Before you upload artwork to order your print online, is your file in the correct format?

Follow our simple checklist:

  1. Document/file is a PDF (for posters and display boards, we also accept JPG and TIF files)
  2. PDF is the correct dimensions – the same as the product size selected
  3. 3mm bleed and trim marks are included in your PDF
  4. Colours are CMYK
  5. All photos and logos are 300 dpi resolution

Once you’ve checked your artwork, you’re ready to upload your file to our printshop and order your print online.

If you’re not confident about checking your artwork, then get in touch with us and we’ll get it sorted for you.

Need some help converting to a PDF? Check out these helpful links
InDesign | Illustrator | Photoshop | QuarkXPress | Microsoft Publisher | Microsoft Word

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