Digital Photographs
If you are using digital photos from a camera, set your camera to take shots at a high pixel resolution number so that your JPG can be altered in size without any problems in terms of color and sharpness. It’s a good idea to use a program like PhotoShop to ensure that the images have a resolution setting of 300dpi.

Scanned Images
If you’re scanning images from photographs, scan them using a resolution of 300dpi. Scan your images at the size you’re going to use them so the images retain their detail and color balance. You can also save your images in either TIF or EPS format, preserving the color and sharpness of your images the best.

Web Images
We don’t suggest that you use images from the web. Most have low resolutions and will not add to your design.

Font Submission
If you use our PDF Driver, you won’t have to worry about sending fonts with your design files. However, if you use another layout program, you may need to submit the fonts that PrintGeeks.com does not have. Simply locate your fonts and send them along with your files. We will have most fonts and will work to match any font you use that you can’t locate or send.

Color Correction
Your computer monitor does not have the richness in color that your final printed product will have. Because this printing process is a full color printing operation, your files and images will at some point need to be converted to CMYK from RGB. It’s best if you do the conversion so you can see the initial color adjustment of the file. This can easily be accomplished with a design program such as PhotoShop.

Colored text
Colored text is fine to use for font sizes 12pt or higher. Anything smaller can result in distorted text that will be hard to read.

Bleeds
If you want your design to go to the edge of the paper (bleed off of the page eliminating white space around the outer edges of the final product), make sure you make your design size a quarter inch larger than the document size. For instance, if the final size of your file is 8.5" x 11" then make your document 8.75" x 11.25". As you create your design, be sure to extend it out to the guides of the layout program.

Round Corners
So what can be round cornered you ask? Just about anything. Postcards, Business Cards, Letterhead, Door Hangers, Personalized Memo Pads, Flyers and meCards. Corner size is .25.

Half Fold

Tri Fold

Z Fold

Fold Sizes
Standard 8 1/2" x 11"
Half Fold 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Tri Fold 3 3/4" x 8 1/2"
Z Fold 3 3/4" x 8 1/2"

Large 11" x 17"
Half Fold 8 1/2" x 11"
Tri Fold 5 11/16" x 11"
Z Fold 5 11/16" x 11"

Design Printing