PDF Specifications

Please follow these instructions when creating your high resolution PDFs:

• Proof your pages prior to PDF creation.
• Preflight check your pages prior to PDF creation (see Preflight Checklist).
• Use only alphanumeric characters without spaces in PDF file names.
• Use correct Century Publishing PDF preset or settings when exporting PDFs (see PDF Export Settings Guide for details on Exporting Quark and InDesign files).
• Single page PDFs are preferred.
  • Current versions of QuarkXPress have a checkbox in the PDF export settings that will create single page PDFs from a multiple page layout.
  • InDesign users can search for the free "Page Exporter Utility" that allows batch creation of single page PDFs from a multiple page layout.
  • Adobe Acrobat can be used to split a multiple page PDF into single page PDFs.
  • Single page PDFs should be named with a 3 digit page number at the beginning of the file name (example: 001_MagazineName.pdf).

If you prefer to submit a multiple page PDF, please CONTACT US for further information and precautions.