Questions and concerns
about PDF files preparation head our Frequently Asked Questions list this
month.
See the November 2003 issue of
Overnight Lite
for a primer on PDF files
preparation for print.
Q. Before
sending my
print file to Copresco I turned it into a PDF. You say my PDF has missing
fonts, but it looks fine on my screen and also prints fine in my office.
Why is this? And why are there any font problems? I
thought PDF eliminated these problems.
A. Before the advent
of Adobe's Acrobat PDF format, missing fonts were the single biggest problem in
print files. PDF has helped to solve many problems, but the number one problem
is still...you guessed it! Missing fonts!
So what is the
problem with your file? The fonts probably aren’t
embedded. PDFs
can be made for many purposes, and not all of them involve print. PDFs intended
for on-line posting, for example, load faster without the fonts embedded.
The secret is to make sure you tell Acrobat Distiller
what you want it to do with fonts at the time you convert your file to
PDF.
In Acrobat
Distiller 6, select Settings > Edit Adobe PDF Settings > Fonts. (In
Distiller 4 or 5, use Settings > Job Options > Fonts.) You must choose
“Embed All Fonts.” And Copresco prefers that you go one step further
by specifying “Subset All Embedded Fonts Below: 100%.”
While you are in the font-settings area, we strongly
suggest you choose the “Cancel Job” option from the “When
Embedding Fails” menu. This assures that all font information needed for
print is included in your PDF file.
Choose
“Ignore” and you may create a fontless file without even realizing
it!
Q. If I did leave out the fonts, how come my file not only
looked good on my screen, but also printed properly in my office?
A. A good question that deserves a complete answer. We’ve
already had to oversimplify matters in order to fit the answer to your first
question here, so we’ll address your follow-up question in
next month’s
Overnight Lite
issue.
We appreciate comments and responses from our
readers and will continue to answer your questions in future Lite
issues.
For the
sixth consecutive year, Copresco has been named one of the
Top 100 Printers in North
America by Quick
Printing magazine.
Only four printers in the state
of Illinois were so honored.
For the
second consecutive year, Copresco ranked
eighth in the magazine’s sales per employee leaders category.
“This is a testament to the dedication of our staff
and our efficient workflow procedures,” says Copresco president Steve
Johnson.
A
well-kept secret about Copresco is our experience in Variable Data Printing
(VDP).
If you turn this page over, you’ll see an
example of the variable printing in its very simplest yet most widely used
form: addressing.
If
Lite were
printed conventionally, your name and address would be affixed with a label or
printed separately using an ink-jet print head. Since
Lite is
printed digitally (like everything at Copresco) your mailing info is printed at
the same time as the rest of the newsletter.
VDP can do
much, much more than address. Images as well as text can vary. Multiple
versions of books or manuals can be printed, with each version addressing a
specific audience. The variable content can even be in full color.
Copresco president Steve Johnson
recently spoke as a featured panelist at Variables, a two-day conference
dedicated to variable data printing.
He’s our
resident VDP guru, and he’d be happy to talk to you about how Variable
Data Printing may have applications in your business.
Clients
who deal with Copresco’s Lynn Buck regularly may have
noticed that she has been flexing her management muscles a bit more.
That’s because Lynn has been promoted to production
manager with responsibilities for customer service and technical support.
As your direct link to Copresco, Lynn and her production
staff watch over your job from estimating, through manufacturing, shipping and
follow-up.
So when you need books and manuals, call the
company that offers fast, courteous service and first-rate technical
assistance. Call Copresco.
Copresco
will be closed Monday, September 6 for Labor Day.
Enjoy
the last weekend of summer.
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