Page Layout: THE BASICS
Text files
Format your document to a page size that is the same as the final trim size
of your book. We recommend that you set a 1/2 inch minimum margin for the top, bottom, left, and right sides of your book. Do not, for instance, set up a 6 x 9 book on an 8½ x 11
electronic page size, or place two 5½ x 8½ pages on one side of an 8½ x 11
sheet. Include all blank pages (pages where printed folios do not occur in your
document). Please do not use spot color black in your documents unless you are familiar with how it reproduces in a CMYK workflow. It is very important to provide a complete set of full-size laser
proofs that match the final version of the electronic files you’re submitting.
When sending files, copy only the version of what is needed for output onto the
media you are supplying. Do not include previous versions of the document or any
files that do not pertain to the title we are producing.
CROP MARKS
Text files
Use the automatic crop (trim) marks feature from your page layout application.
Submit your laser copy with printed trim marks. Make sure that any crop marks
you place in your layout are clear of the live printing area. Please do not
include trim marks in any PostScript files.
BLEEDS
Text files
A photograph, line illustration, tab, or rule is said to bleed when it prints
off the edge of a trimmed page. To make sure it trims properly, we require an
extra 1/8 inch of art to create an effective bleed. Do not accommodate for
bleed pages by changing your page size.
IDENTIFYING FILES
It is important to keep your files organized and named in a way that is
easily understandable by those not accustomed to your project. Keep file names
brief while still communicating the content. Use a suffix such as .eps to
indicate the type of art file. For example, use descriptions such as "Ft.
Matter," "Ch. 1," "Index," etc.
LINKS
Graphics produced outside the page program (like photo scans or
illustrations) appear on the screen and in the page program by low-resolution
"placeholders" - the data needed to image at the high resolution of an
imagesetter remains in the original graphic. The graphic is said to be
"linked" to the page file and it is very important that this link
remain intact. To keep from breaking the link, do not rename files or move them
to another location after they have been placed. It is also important to make
sure all these support files are sent along with the page files.
PRINTER DESCRIPTION
The Printer Description (PD) is the file that contains the specific
properties for that printer. To enable us to output your files correctly, the
correct print driver must be selected. To choose the correct print driver,
please view the PostScript instructions specific to your application.
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