• Adobe Illustrator CS/CS2
• Adobe InDesign CS/CS2
• QuarkXPress 6
• Adobe PhotoShop CS/CS2

How to Create PressReady PDFs For Tulip Graphics Using Adobe Illustrator CS:

• Go to "Transparency Flattener Presets" (under the "Edit" menu), and select "High Resolution."
• If your Document Setup matches your final page size, and your artwork is positioned correctly on the page, go to "Crop Area > Make" under the "Object" menu. This will place crop marks at the corner of your page.
• If your Document Setup does NOT match your final page size, draw a blank rectangle at the size and position of your final page, and with the rectangle still selected, go to "Crop Area > Make". This will place crop marks at the corner of the rectangle.
• Use the "Save As..." command and select PDF as the file format.
• If you are using Adobe Illustrator CS2 (for Mac OSX), click here to download the Tulip Graphics PDF preset. Unzip and copy this file to the following location on your hard drive:
  Library/Application Support/Adobe PDF/Settings. Note that this preset will now be available in all of your Adobe CS2 applications.
• If you are using a PC or the CS1 version of Illustrator, proceed to the next step.
• Match the settings shown in the following screens:

How to Create PressReady PDFs For Tulip Graphics Using Adobe InDesign CS:

• Go to the “Export” command (“File” menu) and for format, select “Adobe PDF”.
• If you are using Adobe InDesign CS2 (for Mac OSX), click here to download the Tulip Graphics PDF preset. Unzip and copy this file to the following location on your hard drive:
  Library/Application Support/Adobe PDF/Settings. Note that this preset will now be available in all of your Adobe CS2 applications.
• If you are using a PC or the CS1 version of InDesign, proceed to the next step.
• Match the settings shown in the following screens:

How to Create PressReady PDFs For Tulip Graphics Using QuarkXPress 6:

• Under the “File” menu, go to “Export > Layout as PDF...”
• For “Pages”, select “All”
• Leave “Spread” UNchecked
• Click on “Options...” and apply settings to match the following screens:

While Photoshop isn't generally recommended for use as a layout application, it is possible to compose an entire page in Photoshop. To send Tulip Graphics a PressReady PDF of a Photoshop layout:

• Make sure your Photoshop file also conforms to all of the standards in the “General Guidelines for Images” section.
• If the artwork in your Photoshop layout extends all the way to the edge of the page, you'll want to build the file at the document’s trim size PLUS a quarter inch on each dimension (for example, if you are creating an 8.5" x 11" page, your Photoshop file should be 8.75" x 11.25" (but make sure all “live” elements stay within the trim size).
• Use the "Save As..." command and select Photoshop PDF as the file format.
• If you are using Adobe Photoshop CS2 (for Mac OSX), click here to download the Tulip Graphics PDF preset. Unzip and copy this file to the following location on your hard drive:
  Library/Application Support/Adobe PDF/Settings. Note that this preset will now be available in all of your Adobe CS2 applications.
• If you are using a PC or the CS1 version of Photoshop, proceed to the next step.
• In the subsequent dialog box, select JPEG Encoding, and set Quality to 12 (Maximum).
• Check “Save Transparency” (if it isn't grayed out, in which case your file doesn't use transparency).
• Do not check “Image Interpolation.”
• Do not check “PDF Security.”
• If your file has editable type in it, you should check “Include Vector Data” and “Use Outlines for Text” (if you think there may be text edits, you can check “Embed Fonts”).