InDesign instructions

A blank template for a 4-color business cards is available for download

We accept files from Adobe InDesign up to version CS5.

• "Color settings" in all Adobe programs should be set to "North American Prepress 2" when designing for offset printing.
• Create a new document with the dimensions of the final page size. ie. 3.5" x 2" for business cards.
• For multiple sets of business cards or postcards, use only one document and place each set on a different page.
  
• If you have bleeds, extend them beyond the edge of the page by at least 1/8".
• Use CMYK process colors instead of RGB or spot.
• For larger black areas, set the color for the black as follows: C=40%, M=40%, Y=20%, K=100%. You can label the color "support black" if you want.
• Export a PDF using "Press Quality" PDF presets with a modification on the "marks and bleeds". Select crop marks and add 0.125" to the bleed fields (if you have bleeds). Don't select "Use Document Bleed Settings".