Due to the enormous amount of fonts available on the market today, we may not always have the font you wish to use on our system. 

Whether you deisgn on a Mac or PC, Postscript fonts or True Type fonts will work fine.

SENDING FONTS

Mac Fonts: Each font has a suitcase which is located in your System folder. This suitcase holds all the font information we will need to process your order. Every font used must be included with your artwork. We will need both printer and screen fonts, in all styles (regular, bold, italic, bold italic and condensed). DO NOT incude your entire font library. The fonts used to process your order are removed from our system upon completion of the job.

PC Fonts: Fonts are located either under Windows/Fonts or in your Control Panel. Search for the fonts you used to deisgn your file and temporarily paste them on your desktop. We will need both prionter and screen fonts, in all styles (regular, bold, italic, bold italic and condensed). DO NOT incude your entire font library. The fonts used to process your order are removed from our system upon completion of the job.

If your files are under 2MB, you may either upload them once your order has been completed or email them to artwork@smartresolution.com 

To reduce your file size, you may compress them using WinZip or Stuffit.

If your files are over 2MB, they can be sent on a CD to the following address:

Smart Resolution
382 NE 191st Street #37256
Miami, FL 33179

Please keep in mind that this will delay your order. 

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS PER SOFTWARE

Software	File Extension	Instructions
Adobe Freehand	.fh	Text -> Convert to Path
Adobe Fireworks	.png	Edit -> Select All -> Modify -> Flatten Selection
Adobe Illustrator	.ai	Select All -> Type -> Create Outlines
CorelDraw	.cdr	Convert all Text to Curves
Microsoft Publisher	.pub	File -> Pack & Go for Commercial Printer
Microsoft Word	.doc	Tools -> Options –> Save Tab -> Embed True Type Fonts

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR QUARK AND PAGEMAKER USERS

When working in Quark or PageMaker, do not use the style palette to alter the appearance of your fonts. If you want bold or italic fonts, use the actual fonts. Do not use the Shadow or Outline features as they will not work with our printing process.
They might print fine on a desktop printer but not when sent to an image setter. We will not accept responsibility for output errors due to the use of the style palette.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LARGE BLACK INK COVERAGE

When using large areas of black ink coverage in your file, it is always best to create a "Built Black" of 75% Cyan, 50% Magenta, 50% Yellow and 100% Black. Do not use rich black in your fonts. Type using this color will be blurry.

Some softwares will require you to send your fonts separately. Please see our software requirements for more information.