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Help! Formatting a poster for printing!

  • 30-01-2006 01:49PM
    #1
    TheVan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭


    Ok im in a bit of a sticky pickle so I need boards help quickly!

    Basically I've designed a poster but I haven't got it formatted the way the printer wants and to be honest I'm not great at this stuff. I designed it in publisher and it looks great but here's what the printer wants....

    300bpi
    3mm bleed
    A2 size

    How do i do this easily to a file designed in Publisher?!!!


Comments

  • #2
    TheVan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭TheVan


    Or if this isn't the right place, please refer me on!


  • #3
    heggie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭heggie


    ok what way is it being printed? is it digital, 4 colour process or spot? if its the latter you have big problems, if its either of the other two, its not gonna be great but you could try this:

    get someone who has publisher, and acrobat installed, and 'print' to a pdf, that will get it into a format a printer will use, though you will still have the problem of a bleed. 300 dpi means that it should be set up with that resolution before you do it, again another problem, tbh I think your only way out of this is to re do it in illustrator or another program.


  • #4
    satchmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭satchmo


    Or if you don't have Acrobat, CutePDF is a great free & easy app for printing anything to a PDF instead of a printer. Either way, I'd say you might have problems at 300dpi if you have any images embedded - make sure they're high resolution if at all possible.


  • #5
    TheVan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭TheVan


    Thanks guys!

    Basically I had to re-do it all again in Photoshop....bit of a pain but at least I know for the future!

    Cheers for the help!

    (and down with Publisher!)


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