Accepted File Formats FAQ

We accept a wide variety of file formats (below), however we prefer all files to be submitted as .PDF to minimize any font, image, text, or formatting complications.  Highlighted are the programs we mostly use and, therefore, prefer.

Preparation Tips – See our File Preparations Tips FAQ for details on submitting the highest quality files to eliminate extra file charges or production delays.

Accepted File Types Index

Desktop Publishing
Document Files
Raster Graphics Files
Vector Graphics Files
A-Z List

Desktop Publishing Files
.INDD – Adobe InDesign (Preferred, packaged with all links and fonts)
.PUB – Microsoft Publisher (Accepted, but not ideal for high quality printing)

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Document Files (Text and Plain Text)
.DOC – Microsoft Word document

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Raster Graphics Files (images as a group of pixels)
.BMP – Microsoft Windows Bitmap formatted image
.JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group – a lossy image format widely used to display photographic images.
.PICT – Apple Macintosh PICT image
.PNG – Portable Network Graphic lossless, for display and edition of graphic images
.PSB – Adobe Photoshop Big image file
.PSD – Adobe Photoshop Drawing
.TIF or .TIFF – Tagged Image File Format

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Vector Graphics Files (graphics using geometric primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons to represent images).
.AI – Adobe Illustrator Document
.CDR – CorelDRAW Document
.CMX – CorelDRAW vector image
.EPS – Encapsulated Postscript
.PDF – Portable Document Format
.WMF – Windows Meta File
.XPS – Microsoft XML file similar to a PDF file

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A-Z List
.AI – Adobe Illustrator Document
.BMP – Microsoft Windows Bitmap formatted image
.CDR – CorelDRAW Document
.CMX – CorelDRAW vector image
.DOC – Microsoft Word document
.EPS – Encapsulated Postscript
.INDD – Adobe InDesign
.JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group – a lossy image format widely used to display photographic images.
.PDF – Portable Document Format
.PICT – Apple Macintosh PICT image
.PNG – Portable Network Graphic lossless, for display and edition of graphic images
.PS – PostScript 
.PSB – Adobe Photoshop Big image file
.PSD – Adobe Photoshop Drawing
.TIF or .TIFF – Tagged Image File Format