Penton Media encourages our advertisers to submit their ad in an electronic format provided that it has been prepared and submitted in accordance with our guidelines and specifications. Our guidelines and preferences have been developed to ensure that we are able to process your ad efficiently and that it appears correctly in our publications. We accept advertisements prepared on Macintosh or Windows platforms.
| Preferred |
Accepted |
Not Recommended |
a) PDF - "Press-Optimized"*
b) PDF/X1 set up to DDAP specifications
c) EPS
* = Use our Penton Media distiller
joboptions by clicking on the Downloads tab |
Native software files from:
a) QuarkXpress
b) Adobe PageMaker
c) Adobe InDesign
d) Adobe PhotoShop
e) Adobe Illustrator
f) Macromedia Freehand
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Native software files from:
a) Microsoft Publisher
b) Microsoft Powerpoint
c) Microsoft Word
d) CorelDraw
e) PostScript files (.PS,.PRN) |
Application files which we accept (QuarkXpress, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand) are produced with industry-standard software intended for high-end graphic reproduction. These programs still require the user to have a fundamental knowledge of the technical process involved in preparing a usable file.
Other software products (Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word) are strongly discouraged because they are not intended for high-end graphic print reproduction. These products require special handling which will incur additional charges.
Adobe, Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, Illustrator, PhotoShop, PageMaker, PostScript and InDesign are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc™. Publisher, Word, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation™. Macintosh and TrueType is the trademark of Apple Computer Inc™. QuarkXpress is the trademark of Quark, Inc™. Freehand is the trademark of Macromedia, Inc™. CorelDraw is the trademark of Corel Corporation™. All other products or name brands are trademarks of their respective companies.
