Make A PDF from a Word Mac File

Sometimes I find myself needing to make a pdf from a Word File on the Macintosh. I do not recommend making a pdf from word because when you use word files it automatically reduces the resolution of any graphics, etc. to 72 DPI, low resolution. But sometimes that may be all you have.

So today I will explain how to make a pdf out of a word file: Open your word file and hopefully all of your fonts will be loaded to match.

• Next click the File tab at the top left

• Then scroll down to select the Print tab

• At the top you will see a Printer tab Select the tab and

choose Adobe PDF 7.0 or 9.0 whichever is available to choose

• Next at the bottom left choose the PDF buttom and select

Save as a PDF tab

• Next it will ask you where you want to save it

• Now Press the Save button at the bottom right

• Now you have a high resolution PDF of a low resolution word file

Hope this helps you with word files, Have a wonderful week!

Variable Data

One of the coolest new technologies out today is Variable Data...of course we have that at Clinton Press. If you are not aware of what Variable Data is, I will give you some examples of what we can do for you and your company.

We can print your 1, 2, 3, or 4 colors and even more envelopes along with a database of mailing list. All this can be done at the exact same time. So each envelope would have a different name, address, and zip for every one. It saves time and money on printing specialized envelopes with a mailing list.

We can print different serial numbers to identify each printed piece individually. For example if you print CD covers and sell them. To prevent fraud and reselling of your licensed or copywrited item, we put variable data in special places on the piece. As it prints out the number changes on each and every one of the printed CD covers. That way you can tell if someone out there is copying your printed pieces.

The same can apply to artwork, if you are printing art and would like to identify each print by a special number, that can be done also. What if you want to send your clients a special letterhead personalized with their first names on it. That is also variable data. You can even design a notpad and have every 100 of them print a different photo and or name, logo, etc. This is a great idea for promotional items or christmas gifts for your clients.

Call Clinton Press today and talk to us about how Variable Data can help you and your company . Have a great week! Nikki

Clinton Press FTP Site Instructions for Mac and PC

FTP Site Instructions for Macintosh

You cannot log on the FTP site with Internet Explorer!

To place files on Clinton Press FTP site from a Macintosh platform:

Use a program called FETCH or you can

get a free FTP client program at: http://filezilla-project.org/

type these items in the fields as shown below:

Host: ftp.clintonpress.com

User ID: ftpuser

Password: FTPftp1028

You will be connected and can upload your files.

FTP Site Instructions for PC Users

You cannot log on the FTP site with Internet Explorer!

From a PC platform, use Mozilla or you can

get a free FTP client program at: http://filezilla-project.org/

Have a great week! Nikki

Cool Website for Identifying Fonts

Happy Tuesday and early Memorial Day!

I came across this wonderful website a while back. It has come in handy so many times it is unreal. I have recommended it to several graphic designers, customers, etc. How many times have you gotten stuck on trying to match a clients fonts....

The client wants you to match their fonts, but they do not know the name of it and you are not sure what it it either. Well thanks to the wonderful grand website call Identifont, I am able to almost, always trace down a font or even a very similar look a like.

Wow, thanks Identifont! You guys rock, the makers of the Identifont website are wonderful people and their website is a very helpful tool in my field. Check this website out, I am sure you will love it. You might want to put it in your bookmarks, because I promise you will go back to it over and over again.

The website goes through a series of questions about the font you are trying to match and in the end it will give you a list of fonts that could match, then you can scroll through to find the one that is the closest by the sample of the fonts the website displays.

www.identifont.com

I hope you enjoy this website as much as I do. It will be a very helpful tool for those of you stuck on trying to figure out what a font's identity is. Have a great week!

Mailing Indicias

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Since we have gone into the mailing business full force, I have learned there are so many details on the regulations and standards, etc for the US Postal service. The Indicia located in the top right corner of the mail pieces are a very important part of the whole system to make the items mail otherwise they could be rejected.

Today I am going to show you a few samples of Indicias that we use on a regular basis, check with you local postal service to determine what indicia you need to use when you design your next mail piece.

First up is the Presorted First Class Mail Indicia sample: This is for pre-sorted mail going first class postal rate.

Next is the Presorted Standard Indicia Sample: this is for bulk mail going standard class.

Now our last sample is Non-profit organizations the permit # is different for each nonprofit organizations. The return address is required and must match the address of the permit holder:

Remember to check with your post office or printer before placing your own indicia on your designed mailer. There are different rules and regulations for each mail piece. Have a great day!

Problems with PSD files in Indesign

Good Afternoon,

Today I'd like to talk about PSD files (photoshop files save as a PSD Photoshop Document). Lately I have been running into some problems with pdfs created from Indesign that have PSD files or links inside the Indesign file.

Just the other day I received a file from a customer (PDF file) that had a line curved across the bottom. The line appeared jagged almost low resolution. But when I ripped the file in Rampage, it did not give me an error of a low resolution file.... very weird. So we decided to contact the customer. She said maybe it was because she had a link in the Indesign file that was a PSD file type.

So she went back to her PSD file, resaved it as a tif and relinked it in Indesign. Then she made a new high resolution pdf to send to me, and wow what a difference! It looked great, the line was not jagged, it was very smooth.

I think what happens when you have a PSD file it takes up more than double or even quadruple the amount of memory than a flattened, non-layered tif or eps photoshop file does. So when you put it in the Indesign, the memory ends up being outrageous. I think the files trys to process all that and you can end up with small weird things happening to little tiny parts of the files.

The best most sure fire way to get the file to look correct it to flatten all arwork you may have in photoshop and save it as a tif or an eps file. Then use that inside your Indesign file. This will prevent anything strange going on once it gets to the printers.

Hope this helps with PSD problems. Have a great week!

Nikki

How to Use the Advanced Editing Tools in Acrobat Pro

Good Morning,

Today I want to tell you about a really cool tool you can use to edit pdfs sent in by customers that may have cropmarks on them. The tool is the advanced editing tools (TOUCH UP OBJECT TOOL) in Adobe Acrobat Pro. I love this tool.

I use the Advance Editing Tools all the time. I received tons of PDFs from clients with the cropmarks. I cannot use files with cropmarks, it just gets in the way of the finished product. So

next best thing would be to open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat.

Next go to TOOLS tab at the top, scroll down to Advanced Editing, then scroll over to Touch up Object Tool.

Next drag around the cropmarks or select the cropmarks individually.

Now press the DELETE button on your keyboard. TADAAAA now you have just deleted the cropmarks with no problems.

Next make sure to save the pdf again with a new name, that way you will have the original version of the file and the new version of the file that you edited without those annoying cropmarks.

Hope you enjoyed learning about the Touch up object tool in Acrobat Pro. Have a wonderful week!