Welcome to the Classic Impressions Printing How-To Guide. We’ve created these resources to help you prepare professional, print-ready files that produce the best possible results while saving you time and avoiding costly delays.
Whether you’re creating artwork in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva, Microsoft Publisher, or another design program, these guides will walk you through common printing requirements such as creating print-ready PDF files, setting up bleeds and crop marks, preparing images, and creating data merge files using spreadsheet applications.
Following these guidelines helps ensure your project prints accurately, with the correct colors, proper margins, and professional-quality results. If your file doesn’t quite meet the specifications, don’t worry—we’re happy to review it and make minor adjustments whenever possible.
Select one of the guides below to learn more about preparing your files for commercial printing.
