Guidelines

Applications

The table lists all applications we can output at BizPrint. The table includes an indication of whether the Mac or Windows format is accepted. Please make sure to only use the applications listed here to create your print files.

  Mac Windows
QuarkXPress
Adobe Pagemaker
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat PDF
Adobe InDesign
Macromedia Freehand
Microsoft Publisher  
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Access  
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook  
Microsoft Word*

* Microsoft Word is a relatively unstable program when it comes to printing. Further, it cannot color separate. Do not use Microsoft Word for color print jobs or for jobs where location on the page is critical.

Graphic File Formats

Following are the acceptable graphic file formats. These are the formats for graphics that you will link or embed into your layout file. You can also use just a graphic file for your print job.

EPS Encapsulated PostScript. This is a common graphic and layout format, especially with the more professional layout programs.
TIFF Tagged-Image File Format, used for graphic files.
BMP Bitmap. A graphic format for Windows.
PDF Portable Document Format, the format read by Acrobat Reader and specifically designed for printing.
AI Adobe Illustrator.
PS PostScript. Typically, postscript file formats are generated when you print to a file.
PICT A graphic format for Mac.
GIF Graphics Interchange Format
JPEG or JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group.

Fonts

All fonts are not created the same. Most fonts have a file for the way they display on your screen and another file for how they print. Because the printing presses at BizPrint have specific requirements, some fonts are better than others.

Type 1 (or PostScript fonts)

Preferred. This font type is preferred by all printers and service bureaus because they are designed for the printing process.

TrueType

These inexpensive and popular fonts can cause problems when printing or give unexpected results.