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If you are not sure that your files will work for commercial printing, you can send your files to us and we will review them for FREE! We will check your files for about a dozen different issues. Including: image resolution, bleeds, font substitution, color mode, panel size, folding, and much more!

Note: We will contact you within 24/48 hours with your results.

WARNING: Files without FULL contact information will be automatically deleted.

If you are submitting your files for a Free Technical Review
we can accept the following formats.

.PDF, .EPS, .PSD, .AI, .TIF, .JPG (See Below For More Options)

• Resolution must be at least 300 dpi.
• Color mode must be set to CMYK, 8 bit color.
• Gradients must not be set below 10%
• Bleeds must be 1/8 inch on each edge.
• Borders must be at least 1/4 inch.
• Fonts must be outlined.
• Text must be at least 1/8 inch inside of the cut line on all sides.
• Flatten all layers.


We can also accept native
Files from the following programs:

Adobe Acrobat Document (.pdf) (recommended)
Adobe Illustrator Artwork (.ai or .eps)
(recommended)
Adobe Photoshop Image (.psd)
(recommended)
Adobe InDesign (.1ndd)
Adobe PageMaker (.pmd)
Microsoft Publisher (.pub)
Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt)
Microsoft Word (.doc)
QuarkXpress (.qxd)
FreeHand
Corel Draw)

We can also accept:

PICT Image (.pic)
PNG Image (.png)
PostScript File (.ps)
Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg, or .svgz)
TARGA Image (.tga, or .vda)
Windows Enhanced Metafile (.emf)
Windows Metafile (.wmf)
Bitmap Image (.bmp)
GIF Image (.gif)
JPEG Image (.jpg, or .jpeg)
PCX Image Document (.pcx)


The absolute maximum file size you can upload is 100MB. However, we suggest using the smallest file size possible (while still maintaining image quality) to increase upload speed and to reduce the chance of errors during upload.

Resolution
Your images and designs should be saved to 300 DPI at 100% of the dimensions at which they will print to ensure high quality printing results.

Color
SmallBusinessPrinting uses the industry standard CMYK 4-color process printing. We print PMS only on selected stationery.