Call TODAY! 1.800.489.0217 While we do our best to ensure that every project is done right, only you know your project well enough to make sure all the elements are in place. Different types of proofs are available and discussed below so you can choose the proof that fits your needs best. We urge you to take the proofing phase seriously and check every document carefully. Once you have signed off on a final proof, you are giving us authorization to proceed with printing. After you have given us the approval to proceed, we will not reprint your job for any error you did not notice. Included in the price of all items is proof of your job for approval before we send the job to press. Proof Options   What To Look For On A Proof Attention to detail is the key to successful proofing. This checklist will help you make sure your checking your proofs thoroughly. Tips for Selecting Your Proofing Option PDF proofs accurately render document layout, but are not necessarily dependable for judging color accuracy. Monitor calibration, lighting and the use of Pantone® colors can affect the color fidelity of PDFs. Proofs will not match a specialty Pantone® color when that Pantone® color falls outside of the CMYK gamut. This means that certain Pantone® colors will never be completely accurate when converted to CMYK. If you need to have your PMS colors matched accurately, the job will need to be printed with Pantone® spot colors, not CMYK. This is usually more expensive and requires a Custom quote. We offer the electronic PDF proof option: PDF: PDFs (Portable Document Format) are files created in Adobe Acrobat Distiller and readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader. PDFs are rapidly becoming the industry standard for file transfer and are our preferred format. Color fidelity of PDF files is affected by monitor calibration, lighting and use of Pantone® colors (Pantone® colors do not always appear as true on your screen). Therefore the color you see on screen may not appear as they do in print. However, PDFs provide a reasonable means for checking the accuracy of your files for print. However, please be aware that there is an extra charge for a hard copy proof. Adobe Acrobat runs on both IBM and Macintosh platforms and can be downloaded for free from www.adobe.com/products/Acrobat/main.html. Hard Copy Proofs Fax: We can fax you a copy of your order. You can proof for errors, copy placement and page layout. At times the clarity may be questionable on a fax proof. They are not good for any color proofing. Mail: If you would like a color proof of your order, we can mail you a copy off of our color copier. The colors will not be exact to what will be printed and the black copy doesn’t print as well as it does on the black and white printer. You will need to proof for errors, copy placement and layout. Fax Email Mail Delivery of Proofs Electronic proofs (PDF) are emailed to you. Please make sure to provide us with your email address. Hard copy proofs will be sent to you by mail or UPS. After reviewing your proof, please mail or email us back your approval. If you have corrections to be made, you have two options: 1) You may make the corrections and send us new files 2) we can make the corrections (unless you originally sent us a PDF file). If you would like to see another proof after corrections are made, one can be prepared for you. Production for your job will not begin until we receive written approval of your proof. Is any type dirty or broken? Are photos positioned, cropped and scaled correctly? Folds correctly? Are text and graphics in the right places? Is the trim size correct? Are borders correct? Are elements appropriately aligned, especially at the tops and bottoms of sections or pages? Are there any typos? Is the pagination correct? Are colors correct? Are screen values correct?