{"id":8143,"date":"2024-03-08T06:31:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T06:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/?post_type=lsvr_kba&p=8143"},"modified":"2024-03-09T10:49:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T10:49:49","slug":"file-saving-illustrator","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Illustrator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

File Saving: Illustrator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Checklist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  1. Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s Adobe PDF Settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Save PDF<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s PDF Preset<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    a. Click here<\/a> to download the PrintingCenterUSA preset.
    b. In Illustrator, click: Edit > Adobe PDF Presets
    c. Click Import, then select the PrintingCenterUSA.joboptions file. Click Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Snow\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    \"Forest\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    2. Save PDF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    a. In the top menu, click: File > Save As
    b. In the Format dropdown, select Adobe PDF (pdf). Click Save<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    c. In the Save Adobe PDF window, change the Adobe PDF Preset dropdown to the PrintingCenterUSA preset you downloaded in step 1. Save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    File Packaging: Illustrator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    PrintingCenterUSA requires a PDF file to be submitted for printing. However, if there are issues with fonts or images loading, our prepress department may ask you to send a packaged file. If that is the case, then follow the steps below to package your files properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Checklist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    1. Convert Fonts to Outlines<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Embed Links<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Select Package Options<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      1. Convert Fonts to Outlines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Use the selection tool to select all of your text by clicking it. Then Click: Type > Create Outlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      2. Embed Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Select your linked image so the \u201cLinked File\u201d bar will show up above the toolbar. Click Embed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      3. Select Package Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      From the top menu, click: File > Package. Check the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      a. Copy Links
      b. Collect links in separate folder
      c. Relink linked files to document
      d. Copy fonts used in document<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Click \u201cPackage\u201d to finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      File Saving: Illustrator Checklist 1. Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s PDF Preset a. Click here to download the PrintingCenterUSA preset.b. In Illustrator, click: Edit > Adobe PDF Presetsc. Click Import, then select the PrintingCenterUSA.joboptions file. Click Open. 2. Save PDF a. In the top menu, click: File > Save Asb. In the Format dropdown, select Adobe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"lsvr_kba_cat":[49],"lsvr_kba_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8143","lsvr_kba","type-lsvr_kba","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","lsvr_kba_cat-file-saving"],"yoast_head":"\nIllustrator - PrintingCenterUSA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"File Saving: Illustrator Checklist Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s Adobe PDF Settings Save PDF 1. Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Illustrator\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"File Saving: Illustrator Checklist Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s Adobe PDF Settings Save PDF 1. Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PrintingCenterUSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-09T10:49:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/printingcenterusa-com\/image\/upload\/v1582223916\/Help-Center\/01-File%20Preparation\/01-Saving-Illustrator_Edit-Adobe_PDF_Presets_Labled.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/\",\"name\":\"Illustrator - PrintingCenterUSA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/printingcenterusa-com\/image\/upload\/v1582223916\/Help-Center\/01-File%20Preparation\/01-Saving-Illustrator_Edit-Adobe_PDF_Presets_Labled.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-08T06:31:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-09T10:49:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"File Saving: Illustrator Checklist Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s Adobe PDF Settings Save PDF 1. Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/printingcenterusa-com\/image\/upload\/v1582223916\/Help-Center\/01-File%20Preparation\/01-Saving-Illustrator_Edit-Adobe_PDF_Presets_Labled.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/printingcenterusa-com\/image\/upload\/v1582223916\/Help-Center\/01-File%20Preparation\/01-Saving-Illustrator_Edit-Adobe_PDF_Presets_Labled.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Knowledge Base\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Illustrator\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/\",\"name\":\"PrintingCenterUSA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Illustrator - PrintingCenterUSA","description":"File Saving: Illustrator Checklist Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s Adobe PDF Settings Save PDF 1. Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Illustrator","og_description":"File Saving: Illustrator Checklist Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s Adobe PDF Settings Save PDF 1. Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s","og_url":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/","og_site_name":"PrintingCenterUSA","article_modified_time":"2024-03-09T10:49:49+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/printingcenterusa-com\/image\/upload\/v1582223916\/Help-Center\/01-File%20Preparation\/01-Saving-Illustrator_Edit-Adobe_PDF_Presets_Labled.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/","url":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/","name":"Illustrator - PrintingCenterUSA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/printingcenterusa-com\/image\/upload\/v1582223916\/Help-Center\/01-File%20Preparation\/01-Saving-Illustrator_Edit-Adobe_PDF_Presets_Labled.png","datePublished":"2024-03-08T06:31:15+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-09T10:49:49+00:00","description":"File Saving: Illustrator Checklist Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s Adobe PDF Settings Save PDF 1. Download & Install PrintingCenterUSA\u2019s","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/printingcenterusa-com\/image\/upload\/v1582223916\/Help-Center\/01-File%20Preparation\/01-Saving-Illustrator_Edit-Adobe_PDF_Presets_Labled.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/printingcenterusa-com\/image\/upload\/v1582223916\/Help-Center\/01-File%20Preparation\/01-Saving-Illustrator_Edit-Adobe_PDF_Presets_Labled.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/file-saving-illustrator\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Knowledge Base","item":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/knowledge-base\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Illustrator"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/","name":"PrintingCenterUSA","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/8143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lsvr_kba"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8143"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/8143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8286,"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/8143\/revisions\/8286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_cat?post=8143"},{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_tag?post=8143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}