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How To Include/Save Fonts So We Can Work on Your Project
We often receive jobs to print that we can't work on because they are incomplete. Often, they are missing fonts or graphics that you want included in your document. But if you don't include them in the digital information that you give us, we can't make it look like you want it to look. If you want to design your own piece and have questions about this, the time to call Sundance Printing is before you begin work on your document. This will save you time, aggravation, and maybe even some money.
Here is information for either Macs or PCs to make this easier for you. Regardless of the type of computer or programs you use, always use an actual bold or italic font like "Garamond Bold" or "Times Italic" rather than highlighting the text and clicking the bold or italic button on the control bar to change your text. If you don't, your computer will explode and blow chunks across your office. Not really. Actually, the high resolution RIPs we use don't recognize the style buttons; they only recognize an actual font.
To Save Your Fonts on a PC:
1. First, you need to create a new folder for this particular document.
2. Then you need to determine which fonts you used in your piece. To do this, you either remember what you used, and write it down. Or you must highlight each area that looks like a different font and go to the fonts menu and find out which it is. And write it down.
3. Next, you need to go to the "Fonts" folder. This is located in the "Windows" folder in your "C" Drive.
4. The fonts are listed alphabetically. You need to check the list you made in Step 2 and drag each font you used to create your document into the same folder where you placed your document.
5. Copy the entire folder and bring to Sundance Printing on a disk, on a CD, or as an email attachment. Bring or fax a hard copy of the piece also so we can compare it to the computer version and make sure it looks exactly as you expect it to look.
To Save Your Fonts on a Mac:
1. First, you need to create a new folder for this particular document.
2. Then you need to determine which fonts you used in your piece. To do this, you either remember what you used, and write it down. Or you must highlight each area that looks like a different font and go to the fonts menu and find out which it is. And write it down.
3. Next, you need to go to the "Fonts" folder. This is located on your Hard Drive Folder, possibly in the "Systems Folder".
4. The fonts are listed alphabetically. You need to check the list you made in Step 2 and drag each font you used to create your document into the same folder where you placed your document.
5. Copy the entire folder and bring to Sundance Printing on a disk, on a CD, or as an email attachment. Bring or fax a hard copy of the piece also so we can compare it to the computer version and make sure it looks exactly as you expect it to look.