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Please download one of our Adobe Illustrator™ or Photoshop™ templates to prepare
your artwork. If you do not use one of our templates your artwork MUST
meet the following guidelines.
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Photoshop .TIF or .PSD files: if you are sending pixel image artwork set up your files at 300 dpi or 600 dpi resolution in CMYK or Greyscale color mode with a bleed. Rasterize any layers containing text. No files under 300 dpi will be accepted.
-Illustrator
.EPS, .PDF, and .AI files: - vector artwork files should be saved with
all fonts converted to outlines. Prepare your files
in CMYK color mode. If your file has placed or
linked images, be sure to embed them when saving the file. If using version CS2, please save your files
for compatibility with Illustrator CS.
-Windows
PC users - choose Macintosh byte order when saving
.TIF files from Adobe Photoshop™. From Illustrator, save
your file as an Adobe PDF with the "preserve Illustrator
editing capabilities" option selected.
WE DO NOT
ACCEPT – GIF files, JPEG images from
the Internet, or files saved in RGB color mode. (they will
not print properly in this format)
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1"
Buttons - Photoshop |
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1.5"
Buttons - Photoshop |
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2.25" Buttons - Photoshop |
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3" Buttons - Photoshop |
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1" Buttons - TIF |
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1.5" Buttons - TIF |
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2.25" Buttons - TIF |
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3" Buttons - TIF |
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Having
trouble?
Be sure to use current versions of the
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If you are not using our templates, use the
following dimensions when setting up your artwork. The proper
amount of bleed makes your artwork wrap completely around the
edges of your button.
1" = bleed area: 1.3"
1.5" = bleed area: 1.843
2.25" = bleed area: 2.627"
3" = bleed area: 3.45"
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