PDF file Information & preparation steps

Customer Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
if you wish to email your file, please contact us
Email: ______________________________________________________________________ so we can give you the correct email address.

Proofs: WE REQUIRE PROOFS WITH YOUR FILE VIA MAIL or FAX PDF Information:

o Composite o Separations o Acrobat version _______________________________

o Original file generated from ______________________
File Delivery:
(Make sure crop marks are turned on & seperations selected ,if a
o Floppy disk o Email Please contact us before sending. color job, in your native file before making a PDF file)
o Zip 100 Disk o CD Colors:
Disk Platform: o Black Only
o CMYK
o Macintosh o IBM-Compatible
o Spot Color (please list PMS number)
File Name (s): please list each file name and/or page number:
1. ____________________ 3. _____________________
______________________________________________ 2. ____________________ 4. _____________________
______________________________________________
Trapping:
______________________________________________
o Trapping included (.5 pt required for spot colors & some CMYK files)
______________________________________________ o Check and fix if necessary (this may incur a separate charge)

Please follow the steps defined below

to create a PDF file for High Quality output.
Jobs submitted without following the steps below will be returned & may delay your job.

We can accept PDF files created with the following applications, Obtain Eureka Printing Company’s Distiller Settings file
provided they have been prepared properly. Please ask for a (EPCo.joboptions) from our website in the Customer
handout for your specific program before sending a PDF file. Library section: www.humboldt1.com/~ekaprint
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Publisher 95 through 2002 (single color only) Either:
Adobe Illustrator A. Download the file EPCo.joboptions and place it in the
Adobe InDesign Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat/Distiller/Settings
Adobe PageMaker folder (for IBM compatible computers)
Adobe Photoshop
Macromedia Freehand Download the file EPCo.joboptions and place it in the
QuarkXPress Adobe Acrobat/Distiller/Settings folder
(for MAC OS computers)
First, Install the Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or 5.0 software.
OR
Second, Download and install Eureka Printing Company’s Dis-
tiller Settings file or modify the Press Optimized job options B. Modify your Press Optimized job options as shown
as indicated on the following pages. on the next pages and save in the location(s) indicated
above.
Third, obtain a handout for your specific application and
prepare your file according to the directions. Eureka Printing Company, Inc.
106 T Street • Eureka, CA 95501
Fourth, create your PDF file. (707) 442-5703 • Fax (707) 442-6968
[email protected] EPCo 1/27/03
Modify your Press Optimized job options as shown and save in the following location:
(for IBM compatible computers) Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat/Distiller/Settings folder
(for MAC OS computers) Adobe Acrobat/Distiller/Settings folder

1. Based on Acrobat 5.0 Press Optimized Job Option.

a) Launch Distiller
b) Select Settings/Job Options

2. Acrobat Distiller Job Options (General Tab)

a) Compatibility: Acrobat 4.0 (PDF 1.3)
b) Optimized For Fast Web View: Deselect
c) Embed Thumbnails: Deselect
d) Auto-Rotate Pages: Deselect
e) Binding: Left
f) Resolution: 2400 dpi
g) Default Page Size
Width: 8.5
Height: 11
Units: Inches

3. Acrobat Distiller Job Options (Compression Tab)

a) Color Images:
first check box: Deselect No Downsampling or Subsampling
Compression: ZIP
Quality: 8-bit
b) Grayscale Images:
first check box: Deselect No Downsampling or Subsampling
Compression: ZIP
Quality: 8-bit
c) Monochrome Images:
first check box: Deselect No Downsampling or Subsampling
Compression: ZIP
d) Compress Text and Line Art: Select
4. Acrobat Distiller Job Options (Fonts Tab)
a) Embed All Fonts: Select
b) Subset All Embedded Fonts Below: 100%
c) When Embedding Fails: Cancel Job
d) Embedding: Base 14 Fonts

5. Acrobat Distiller Job Options (Color Tab)

a) Settings File: Color Mangement Off
b) Preserve Overprint Settings: Select
c) Preserve Under Color Removal and Black Generation: Deselect
d) Transfer Functions: Remove
e) Preserve Halftone Information: Deselect

5. Acrobat Distiller Job Options (Advanced Tab)

a) Options:
Use Prologue.ps and Epilogue.ps: Deselect
Allow PostScript file to Override Job Options: Deselect
Preserve Level 2 copypage Semantics: Select
Save Portable Job Ticket Inside PDF File: Deselect
Illustrator Overprint Mode: Select
Convert gradients to smooth shades: Select
ASCII Format: Deselect
b) Document Structuring Conventions (DSC):
Process DSC Comments: Select
Log DSC Warnings: Deselect
Resize Page and Center Artwork for EPS Files: Deselect
Preserve EPS Information from DSC: Select
Preserve OPI Comments: Deselect
Preserve Document Information from DSC: Select

6) Navigate to the Acrobat Distiller Settings Folder

a) Save Distiller Job Options as: EPCo.joboptions