Creating Press-Ready PDFs of Ads Created in Microsoft Word
Creating Press-Ready PDFs of Ads Created in Microsoft Word
Setting up A Word Document for Press-Ready PDF .............................................2 Create PDF--Windows Word 2007 ........................................................................6 Create PDF--Windows Word 2010 ......................................................................10 Create PDF--Mac Word 2008..............................................................................13
**You will need Acrobat Reader to view your PDF to check all is correct when you have created your final. It is available for free at:
Setting up Word Document for Print-Ready PDF
How to Set Page Size in Word
(Images are Mac 2008 but all Word versions should have same capability) Open a New Document.
Under the File Menu, Select Page Setup...
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The Page Setup Window should Pop-up. Paper Size menu
From the Paper Size dropdown menu to Select Managing Custom Sizes...
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The Custom Paper Sizes Window should Pop-up.
On the left, Select the Plus Sign (+) to add a new Custom Page Size (you can name it as you choose by double clicking). One the right, enter Width and Height dimensions for your ad and set all other numbers to 0. Click OK when done; window will close. Click OK on Page Setup window; window will close.
Click to add Custom Page size
Your page should now appear at the correct size.
Enter Width and Height here.
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To reset the margins on your document
Under the Format Menu, Select Document...
The Document window should pop-up. Set the margins to be used (material should be kept a minimum of 0.125 inches from the trim (finished size.) When done, Click OK.
Enter Margin sizes here
Window will close and you can create your ad. Use only Black Ink. Tints of black are okay. Images (photo/illustration) should be at least 300dpi at finished size and black and white, not color. Save your finished ad in Word format BEFORE saving as a PDF.
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Creating print ready PDFs from Word 2007
To be able to create a print ready PDF in Word 2007 you will need to check whether you have the add on to do this already installed on your PC.
To check go to the Office
button in Word 2007 (top left hand corner) and click on it so that it
drops down. Hover your mouse over the Save As options.
If you don't see PDF listed as one of the options then you will need to download and install the Microsoft Save as PDF add on from the Microsoft website at: Open the document that you want to save as a PDF and then go the Office button and click on it so that it drops down. Choose Save as type PDF.
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Before you press the Publish button check that Standard is selected in Optimise for and then click on the Options button.
When the Options window pops up make sure that you tick ISO 19005-1 compliant (PDF/A) under PDF options. It is essential that this is selected otherwise the fonts will not be embedded in the PDF and it will not be print ready.
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To check that the fonts are embedded then open your PDF in Acrobat Reader and choose File and Properties
Then choose the Fonts tab and you should see the word Subset in brackets beside each font.
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