HOW TO MAKE A PRINT READY PDF
Applications:
QuarkXpress
Make sure your artwork has a minimum of 2 mm bleed (image area outside the trim area), and all fonts
used are loaded. Go to: File / Export / Layout as PDF, this will give you the ‘Export as a PDF’ window,
select ‘PDF/X-1a:2001’ under the ‘pdf Style’ and save.
InDesign
Make sure your artwork has a minimum of 2 mm bleed (image area outside the trim area), and all fonts
used are loaded. Go to: File / Export under Format select ‘Adobe PDF’ save, this takes you to the ‘Export
Adobe PDF window, under ‘Adobe PDF Preset’ select ‘PDF/X-1a:2001’ select ‘Marks and Bleed’ and
click crop marks on and add 3mm bleed select Export.
Adobe Illustrator
Make sure your artwork has a minimum of 2 mm bleed (image area outside the trim area), and all fonts
used are loaded. Go to: File / Save as under Format select ‘Adobe PDF’ save, this takes you to the
‘Export Adobe PDF window, under ‘Adobe PDF Preset’ select ‘PDF/X-1a:2001’ select ‘Marks and Bleed’
and click crop marks on and add 3mm bleed select Save PDF.
Adobe Photoshop
Make sure your artwork has a minimum of 2 mm bleed (image area outside the trim area), and all fonts
used are loaded. Go to: File / Save as under Format select ‘Photoshop PDF’ save, this takes you to the
‘Export Adobe PDF window, under ‘Adobe PDF Preset’ select ‘PDF/X-1a:2001’ then Save PDF.
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