Preparing Files for Printing / Making Copies
Where to Start
There are many graphics and layout programs available. We strongly recommend creating
your file in Microsoft Publisher.
Microsoft Publisher is available to everyone on vDesk (in the Microsoft Office folder) and is
great for creating layouts from scratch. Here, on our website, we have lots of Publisher templates
that make it very easy to create brochures, posters, presentations, fliers, calling cards, and more.
You may have Microsoft Word or Pages already on your computer. These may also be used for
simple layouts. For more advanced layouts, Scribus (similar to Adobe Indesign) is an option or;
Gimp (similar to Adobe Photoshop) is also available for image and photo editing.
Size Matters
Always check the size of your PDF before sending! The print size will appear in the lower left
corner if you hover your mouse over your document, or you can look under File > Document
Properties. Incorrectly sized documents won’t always work for your requested print size. Should
your print to be as large as possible to fit the paper or kept at a smaller size to fit a frame? Would
you rather have wide margins on two sides or crop part of the image to make it fit the paper? It is
much easier to make your document the right size from the start.
Two ways to resize an image file for printing:(JPEG, GIF, TIF, PNG)
Open a new Word or Publisher file and set your desired page size. Then insert or paste the
image on the page. Resize the image, either by clicking and dragging or right-click and choose
Format Picture > Size.
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