Document Print Exports

Document Print Exports in Adobe Photoshop — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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Define and document the exact export steps and color profile the print vendor needs for all brochure jobs.

2 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Define and document exact export steps and color profile the print vendor needs for brochure jobs —…
Define and document exact export steps and color profile the print vendor needs for brochure jobs — flatten or package artwork into CMYK coated profile, include crop and bleed marks, export print-ready PDFs, and list the export settings used.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I hand the spec sheet to procurement and the print vendor, make it impossible to mis-export…
Before I hand the spec sheet to procurement and the print vendor, make it impossible to mis-export — write step-by-step export instructions with screenshots: profile ([profile=U.S. Web Coated SWOP v2]), bleed [bleed=3mm], fonts outlined or packaged, [export=PDF/X-1a] export settings, and include a checklist and a single approved sample PDF for vendor verification by [deadline=Wednesday].

Who does this, and with what

The same task is different work inside a different job.

Graphic DesignerAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignalso: Specify Vendor Profilealso: Standardize Brochure Exports

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