Instructions

Preparing Native files on a PC

The following is a list of instructions to prepare a native file to send to Style. Sending us a native does provide us with the ability to change or fixup your artwork but can also cause the layup to change depending on the artwork.

The following is a list of steps you need to consider when sending us a native file.

1. What programs and versions we accept.
2. Gathering fonts.
3. Gathering linked images.
4. We need to provide a proof.
5. Transfer the file to Style

Although Style has many fonts that are popular these days, it is impossible for us to have every version of every font. Sometimes certain fonts are issued from up to six different type foundries, and all are slightly different. This can affect the layout of your documents, and therefore we ask you to send the fonts that you have used throughout your document to us. The following is a list of instructions to gather fonts.

1. Find out what fonts you have used in your document, and note them down. In this example, we will assume that Cooper Black and Century Gothic have been used.
2. Open your Fonts folder. To do this, open the Control Panel and double click on ‘Fonts’. This will open a window displaying all of your font files.
3. Next, hold down the ‘Ctrl’ key and click on each font that you have used; in this case ‘Cooper Black’ and ‘Century Gothic’. When they are both selected, choose ‘copy’ from the Edit menu.
4. Go back to your desktop, open up ‘My Computer’, open up the disk you are saving your document onto, and then choose ‘Paste’ from the edit menu. Your fonts are now on the disk.
5. If you are emailing your fonts, when you attach your file, attach the font fi les as well. They are stored in c:\windows\fonts under Windows 98, and under c:\winnt\fonts under Windows NT.
6. This procedure will be slightly different if you are using PostScript fonts. If you cannot fi nd the fonts you are looking for in the Fonts folder, chances are you are using PostScript fonts instead of TrueType ones. PostScript fonts are managed separately by something called Adobe Type Manager and are stored in a different location. You will find them in c:\psfonts on most systems, and there are two fi les for each font. The two files end in “.pfm” and “.pfb” respectively.

In programs like PageMaker and newer versions of Word, sometimes graphics that you place into your document are not actually stored in the document itself. In this case you must also supply graphics that you have used for us to be able to print your fi le for you. Most applications have the options of embedding placed graphics or linking them. While embedding your graphics might seem like a neat solution, we prefer that you link them in case we need to fix anything: if you embed them then there is little we can do.

The best way to work is to copy each graphic you use into a folder before you link it, then when you’re finished all you need to do is copy that folder to the disk along with the main file.

Because us accepting native files allows us power over your artwork we always provide a proof and require you sign it off to avoid problems. Problems arise because often software will re-layout a job depending on the printer it is attached to. So the job formatted on your laser at home/office is different from what comes off the digital printer at our end.

5 - Transfer the file to Style

We accept digital files in various ways click here to find out more.

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