Using Pack and Go

[Carole]

I have never used this element of Publisher before so I need to know if
there are things that one needs to be aware of before taking files to a
commercial publisher? I have Publisher 2000 and the sheet that I have
created for publicity has text boxes, photos and images. Will Pack and
Go also pack the photos in the high resolution that I have them? Also,
will the fonts be packed as well? I am using the Footlight MT Light,
Abadi MT Condensed, and Verdana fonts. I don't want to get to the
printer and find that these are going to be a problem. I am doing this
sheet for a client and presume he will take it to Kinkos.

If anyone can help me on this one, I'd appreciate it

Thanks,
Carole

 

[JoAnn Paules]

If you are taking a .pub file to a printer, call that printer first and ask
if he/she accepts them first. Make sure you mention the version.

 

[Carole]

Thanks JoAnn, do I have any recourse if they don't? The printer is not
going to be one of my choice, but of my client's. Do most printers
accept these files? I am presuming he will be using a place like Kinkos.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

My understanding is that Kinko's generally accept .pub files. We don't have
a Kinko's in my town - yet. We have Office Max and Staples.

I use a small mom-and-pop print shop and they do use Publisher. I use all
kinds of funky fonts so when I get my newsletter printed, I take them a .pdf
file. My advice would be to create a .pdf file and send that to the printer.
No fuss with fonts, graphics, whatever - very simple. Bear in mind that this
is *my* choice. Others here will give you some excellent advice as well. I
kind of like to keep things simple - for me, for the printer, for everyone.

 

[Carole]

Thanks, JoAnn. I think I'll do the pdf file thing as well.

One more question - I used a bright turquoise color for my fonts and
when I print it on my inkjet it's printing as a medium blue. Do I have
my printer set wrong? I need to get this to print the way it looks on
the screen as I matched these colors to things the client already had.

Thanks,
Carole

 

[JoAnn Paules]

That could be a printer thing or it could be a gamma setting on your
monitor. Have you tried printing that color in another program? Are you
"eyeballing" the color or did he give you the hex value for that color?

 

[Mike Koewler]

Carole,

Remember, what you see on screen is RGB and your printer is going to use
CMYK. Many RGB colors do not convert to CMYK correctly. Plus, an inkjet
printer, unless it is of professional quality, will not do a great job.

Mike