When building a document in your layout application it is important to make sure it is prepared correctly. Here is a check list of items to review before creating your final PDFs.

• Create document setup at the trim size.
• Set margins (safety) at .1875"
• If using InDesign, go to the preferences, and under "Appearance of black", both Options for black should be set to display & output blacks "Accurately". Overprinting of black needs to be "Unchecked".
• If using InDesign, under the "View" heading, turn "Overprint Preview" on.
• Items that bleed, create with a full 1/8" bleed.
• Verify that all images are hi-res (image will fail preflight at 150 dpi & below).
• Before making your PDFs, look through the swatches palette and convert any SPOT color that isn't going to print as a spot color to process. Have the advertiser correct & resubmit if needed.
• If using InDesign, view the page(s) in "Separations Preview" to ensure pages will separate as expected (optional).
• If using InDesign, you can use it's preflight to help catch errors up stream (optional).
• Use RRD preset when writing out files.
• View file(s) in Acrobat using Output Preview & preflight with Acrobat Preflight.

Please contact your TSA to assist you with anything you may need to get your system set up to make PDFs. This is to keep you from having problems and to maintain a properly working computer for making files.