Prepress manual

Prepress
Document setup 
 
 Documents are setup for output size, not paper size. 
 Facing pages used appropriately. 
 3mm bleed set and used correctly as required. 
 
 Images 
 
 Images are placed in documents as linked graphics. Embedded images are only used when absolutely necessary. 
 images will appear at 100% scale at the correct resolution for the documents output. (20% margin or error) 
 Images will be colour managed and in the correct colour space for the documents output. 
 Images file format will be appropriate for print. 
 
 Colours 
 
 Swatch panel clear of all unused colours. 
 All colours named appropriately. 
 Registration must not be used as a printing colour 
 
 Dielines 
 
 Dielines are placed as seperate linked image on it's own named layer.