A. Adobe Acrobat PDF Files—Preferred files are generated by Adobe Acrobat 5 using the specific Distiller Job Options settings listed below. 

–All items not mentioned should be turned off, set to default or to none. Use the Distiller Postscript Printer Description (PPD).

–Distiller Job Options settings:
1) General – No passwords or security permissions should be set * Compatibility: Acrobat 3 * Optimize PDF * Resolution: 2,400 dpi * Binding: Left

2) Compression – Uncheck all three Bicubic Downsampling (Resampling) boxes (Color, Grayscale, and Monochrome Bitmap Images) * Compression for Color and Grayscale Bitmap Images is JPEG, Quality: Maximum. Compression for Monochrome Bitmap Images is CCITT Group 4 * Compress Text and Line Art box should be checked.

3) Fonts – Check the Embed All Fonts box * Check the Subset All Embedded Fonts box and specify Below 100% * When Embedding Fails, specify Cancel Job * For Embedding, specify Base 14 Fonts * Always and Never Embed should remain empty

4) Color – for Conversion, specify Leave Color Unchanged * for Options, Preserve ALL

5) Advanced – for Options, select Allow Postscript file to Override Job Options * for Document Structuring Conventions (DSC) specify Process DSC Comments, Preserve EPS Information from DSC, and Preserve Document information from DSC

B. Adobe Illustrator (10.0) & Macromedia Freehand (9.0)—EPS Files 

• Create outlines/paths of all text
• All imported images must be embedded
• Save the file as CMYK with an output resolution no lower than 800 dpi