Color

Photos and artwork must be CMYK. (RGB images are not acceptable.)
Image resolution should be 300 dpi or higher.
Use the same color names in all files.
When printing spot colors, your color palette should use named Pantone colors only.
Henry Printing runs industry standard ink densities on our offset presses for both PMS spot colors and process color. We do not run “darker” or “lighter” ink densities.
We do not color match to customer supplied printouts.

Documents

Set up artwork in a page layout program such as InDesign whenever possible.
Set up files to correct size and include positioning information.
Include 1/8" bleed when necessary.
Please keep all images and text that do not bleed at least .25 inch inside the final trim.
We recommend not using borders near the edges of the finished piece.

Files

Files may be submitted by CD, DVD, FTP (instructions below), e-mail or hard copy.
Send all files being used – fonts, graphics, etc.
Use the “Package” command for InDesign to gather all links and fonts.
Send only ONE version of the file that is to be printed.
Duotones and Monotones “Embedded” in Illustrator will translate as CMYK images.
Print laser separations of your files prior to submission. Check these carefully for incorrect colors, fonts, spelling, content, etc.
For multi-color printing we recommend submitting composite laser printouts as well as separations with your digital files. Laser separations will indicate incorrect/too many colors. For traditional offset printing, 2-color printing should have only 2 separations; 4- color printing – only 4 separations.

Fonts

Convert fonts to outlines/paths whenever possible.
Postscript (Type 1) and Truetype fonts only.
Bold & Italic – be sure that your printer font has these styles built in before you use bold and/or italic from the style menu.
Send all screen and printer fonts that you are using.

PDF’s

Be sure file is “flattened”
Make them the correct size – do not select “fit to paper”.
Embed all fonts.
Use correct colors.
We can make only minor changes to PDF files.
Bleeds must be 1/8" on all sides.