Saving files as PDF for printing insures the image and font information will be packaged within your file.

Tip #4 – Save PDF files in the PDF/X format. The longest we recommend for a single panel is 60 inches (by 41.6 inches). With panels, only the problem panels will need to be reprinted. Long documents are more costly to re-print. Unless your design centers on the need for a single long document, design your document as a series of panels. Failure to take into account the non-printable area can cause undesirable results (shifting, clipping, scaling, and others). So the maximum design space is 41.6 inches on 42-inch paper. There is a 0.2 inch non-printable area along each side of the paper. Allow for the non-printable area in the margins. We have several documents that should help to successfully print using the Output Room services. We may not have all the answers, but we can help. These hints and tips should help avoid some potential problems. In the Output Room our goal is to make your printing experience as easy and stress free as possible. Printing to large-format printers can sometimes be difficult and unpredictable.

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