Trust IMAS to transform your concepts, ideas and visions into professional, high quality products that will set your corporate image above the rest. If you work with a PC or MAC but don't feel up to the challenge of designing your own material, send us your text electronically and we'll do the rest.

 

Sending Options:

 

  • E-mail: Send your files as attachments to: info@imasprint.com
  • FTP: If you are sending larger files please call us at 604-420-1611 and we will give you an ftp account with your own username and password.

     

    • Process for Sending Files via E-mail:

     

  • Please ZIP or STUFF large files prior to transmitting your e-mail.
  • Please ensure that your files are followed by a 100% sized proof (hardcopy). If your files consist of more than one colour, please supply individual hardcopies of each colour.
  • Please indicate the file name, application and platform (MAC or PC), and supply a list of graphics and fonts used.
  • Please provide a contact name and phone number.

     

    • Supported Applications include:

     

  • Quark Xpress (Mac)
  • Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
  • Adobe Pagemaker (Mac & PC)
  • Adobe Photoshop (Mac)
  • Microsoft Word (PC)
  • Corel Draw (PC)
  • Power Point
  • Excel
  • And More

     

    • Supported media includes:

  • 3.5" Floppy Diskettes
  • ZIP Disks
  • JAZ Cartridges
  • Super Disk (Mac)
  • Syquest, up to 200 MB

     

    • Preparing Desktop Files For Print

     

  • We ask that you follow these simple guidelines in order that we may avoid any problems and extra costs in
    • outputting your files correctly. We would like to thank you in advance for following these procedures.
  • Make sure all elements of the job are included (tables, graphics, photos, fonts, etc.)
  • Please use PostScript fonts only. Do not use TrueType fonts.
  • Do not use the attributes to style your fonts, For example, use "Times Bold", do not 'Bold' Times.
  • Your job requires a 5/16" (0.3125 cm) margin on at least one side to allow the printing press to grip the paper. (Please contact IMAS to discuss this requirement)
  • If you are using spot colours, make sure all graphics and photographs use the same colour as the main layout (We prefer Pantone¨ colours)
  • Please indicate all colours used in your job, and remove any colours from your pallet that are not used.
  • Let us know if your job has been trapped properly, or if you would like us to provide this service.

     

    • Supplying Electronic Text

     

  • If your text was created using Word or Word Perfect, save it in the application's native format, otherwise save it as either Text or ASCII
  • Allow word wrap. Do not use hard returns at the end of each line.
  • Use the Tab Key to indicate tabs or indents. Do not use the Space Bar .
  • Do not use a discretionary hyphen to manually break up words at the end of the lines.

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