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Blair Graphics can help guide you through the process of sending in your job for printing. Prior to sending your job, give one of our customer service experts a call, or send us an email csd@blairgfx.com, We'll make sure you have all the fonts and files you need. There are a few basics that are useful to know:

1. What are the best file formats to use for printing?

For printing ink on paper, you really should never use any other file format besides TIFF or EPS.

2. What file formats should I never use?

Specifically, the following are not recommended printing file formats: Windows MetaFiles (WMF), Macintosh PICT files, Windows BMP files, and any native application formats (Photoshop, CorelDraw, CorelPaint, Illustrator, Freehand, etc.)

3. How do I make a PDF? (printable instructions)?

4. How do I transform native files into plot ready docs?

From your desktop or CAD application, select a plot dialog (driver). For black & white or color plotting, we recommend the Hewlett Packard 755 plot driver (download). Mac users either make a pidf. or if you do not have Adobe Acrobat or distiller, save your document as a postscript file using the HP DesignJet Postscript Plot Driver.