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Standardize Press Specs

Set up a secure shared template of press-ready layouts: save locked templates with the correct CMYK profile, embed exp…

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The same job, four heights

do it · improve it · decide · become
AExecute — “help me do it”Set up a secure shared template of press-ready layouts: save locked templates with the correct…+
Set up a secure shared template of press-ready layouts: save locked templates with the correct CMYK profile, embed export settings and brushes, store the templates in the shared drive with version control, and notify the shops of the new standard.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before rolling templates out, make them foolproof—include a usage guide that lists required…+
Before rolling templates out, make them foolproof—include a usage guide that lists required export steps, add a preflight checklist that runs on open, restrict editing of critical layers, and provide a one-page spec sheet for procurement and shop managers.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

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Set up a secure shared template of press-ready layouts and export settings so all shops use the same specs.

Who does this

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Prepress Technician

Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Photoshop — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.