Understanding the printing process and what will reproduce on newsprint with the quality you are looking for can be mind-boggling. The following website can help you understand what you need to do to ensure that quality… http://www.snapquality.com/uploads/SNAP_2009_2_.pd f e following recommendations come from SNAP or have been proven through experience to relieve many problems when processing les for print. When you are ready to begin designing your pages re- member to send test les early on to prevent wasting your time later. Remember to repeat testing anytime you up- grade or make changes to your software. • Make the dimensions of the le the actual size that it will be printed, with no margins. 25” Broadsheet: Image area: 11.5” x 21.5” 27.5” Broadsheet: Image area: 12.75” x 21.5” 25” Tabloid: Image area: 10.25” x 11.5” 27.5” Tabloid: Image area: 10.25” x 12.75” 34” Tabloid: Image area: 10.25” x 16” 34” Minitab: Image area: 7.25” x 9.5”; Bleed area: 8.75” x 11” • Do not overlay lled graphic elements to hide non- printing items; delete unused elements and other items from the pasteboard area outside of the page perimeter. • Keep text and graphics completely within the page dimension boundaries to prevent possible errors during le processing. • Avoid intricate layered blends; they may make the page les too complex for a RIP and the le may not print as expected. To minimize output problems, atten or composite all layers before saving the nal le. • Remember that an EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) le nested within another EPS le causes layering com- plexity. ese nested les may cause the RIP to improp- erly output the le or fail altogether. • Minimize the number of points used when creating clipping paths. Large numbers of points can make page les too complex for the RIP and the le may not print as expected. • Use the CMYK mode for color graphics and images. Ask your sales representative for a color chart showing a wide variety of color blends using CMYK and how they reproduce on our presses. Keep all blacks 100% black. Do

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