How do I make my Manuscript and Cover files into a print ready PDF?

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Created on Saturday, 05 September 2009 00:37

Last Updated on Monday, 15 April 2013 07:58

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Now that you've done all this work making your files look great and getting them ready for print, there's one thing left to do….make your native files into a PDF file.
PDF files will overcome many of the traditional problems a printer will face with native files. Native files tend to be large and cumbersome and often are missing fonts or graphics. This creates all sorts of printing problems and delays. PDF files avoid these concerns as they contain all the necessary fonts and graphics, are smaller files, and are platform, application, and device independent.

We highly recommend using Adobe Acrobat to convert your book to a PDF. Acrobat can be purchased from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) or any software retailer.

If you do not want to buy the software, try these options:

• Adobe offers an online subscription service that allows you to pay a fee to turn a set number of documents into PDF files (http://createpdf.adobe.com).
• CutePDF (http://www.cutepdf.com/) is a free PDF-creation program
• PDF Creator is installed as a printer driver. To create a PDF, open your document, then print to the PDF Creator "printer." The result is a PDF file.
• Another free PDF maker is PDF995
  

Important Notes:
1) When 'Downsample Images' use 300 dpi. Lower resolutions, such as 200 dpi, will provide poor quality. Higher resolutions are automatically reset to 300 dpi.
2) Select 'Always embed all fonts.

After your PDF file is completed, we recommend that you view the file to ensure it is complete and correct in all aspects, before sending it for printing.

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