DESIGN CONSULTING
The Printing and Publishing Office is ready to assist you with the perils of Design. Our staff is knowledgeable in all of the latest standards and techniques of the Design Industry and can assist you by designing your project or working as a liaison between you and the outsource design firms that the Printing and Publishing Office has contracted to design for the state.
Accepted File Formats
File format standards are as follows:
| MS Office (Word, Power Point) |
.doc, .ppt |
Not suitable for process or spot color but print fine black and white. |
| MS Publisher | .pub |
Can be used for process and spot color but has limitations. |
| Adobe Acrobat | .pdf |
Depends upon native file but can be used for most types of printing. |
| Adobe Page Maker | .p65, .pmd |
Industry standard layout application. Can be used for almost all printing. |
| Quark Xpress | .qxd |
Industry standard layout application. Can be used for almost all printing. |
| Tagged Image File | .tif |
Raster image format recommended for printing. Image should be 300 DPI for printing. |
| Encapsulated PostScript | .eps |
Vector graphic format recommended for printing. |
| InDesign | .indd |
Industry standard layout application. Can be used for almost all printing. |
| Illustrator | .ai, .eps |
Industry standard layout application. Can be used for almost all printing. |
For more information on acceptable file formats please contact Printing and Publishing at (302) 857-4520.
File Submission Standards
All files submitted to the Printing and Publishing Office must meet the following standards:
Preferred File Format: the standard file format is PDF. Submissions in any other format as listed above may incur design changes resulting in additional fees.
Graphics: All Raster graphic should be at least 300 DPI, sized to the target print size, with a color mode of black and white (bitmap or grayscale) or color (CMYK). Vector graphics (clip art, computer generated illustrations, etc.) must be in Grayscale or CMYK color mode.
Note: Images with resolutions less than 300 DPI are not suitable for print and will degrade the quality of your publication. Web images are 72 or 96 DPI and are unacceptable for printing. Graphics in the RGB color mode will either fail to print, or will not match the desired color. This includes images/graphics from MS Office clip art and many other clip art collections. No color guarantee is available when RGB images are used.
Word Processing and Presentation Files: MS Word, Power Point files are acceptable for printing in black and white or grayscale. Color printing from these files will not match what displays on screen and are offered as-is.
