Here is a small list of things not to send your printers. If you do you may have extra prepress time and more money spent.
1. Don't send low resolution pdfs, it will look like crap when printed.
2. No files with crop marks.
(Most printers have their own imposition program to put them on for you)
3. Never ever send a logo that you have saved on a spreadsheet, Word Document, etc.
(If you send the word document, look for the logo that is in the doc,
it should be a jpg, tif, or eps)
4. Don't send in RGB photos or pictures.
(It can be time consuming if they have to convert to grayscale or cmyk)
5. Don't send Publisher files. (If you have no choice, be sure to package it before sending to printer, otherwise fonts and images can be missing)
6. Don't send gif files or bitmaps
(They are usually web based art at low resolutions for websites)
This is just a few, I will probably add to this later, just call the printer first and ask what to send to save on money and time before you get in the prepress department!
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