Tech Note 025: Photoshop to PDF

Make the document to the final trim size of your magazine plus 1/4" (actual trim plus 1/8" bleed on all sides) and use color mode of CMYK.

Before building your document, you should place guides at least 1/4" inside of trim. Keep all live elements within the inside guides unless the item is supposed to bleed. If bleed is needed, extend the item to the full document size. If you are building a saddle bound book you may need to adjust the middle of your magazine for creep. Please see our website for Tech Note 01 for dealing with creep.

1. To make a hi-res PDF from Photoshop, select File/Save As, and choose Adobe PDF in the file type drop down list and click Save.

2. Select the appropriate set of Cummings Printing job options and click Save PDF. If you do not have the Cummings Job Options, download them here.

Click here to read Tech Note 25.