Printing > Preparing a document for a service bureau

 

Preparing a document for a service bureau

When preparing a document to send to a service bureau, you can easily gather the components needed to print the current document and copy those components to a common location using the Collect for Output command. Collect for Output saves a copy of the following components:

The original FreeHand document

Each linked graphic

A FreeHand document report

All fonts in the document except those embedded in EPS files

The Print Setting file selected in the Print or Print Setup dialog box

The PPD selected in the Print Setup dialog box

To gather all document components:

1

Choose File > Collect for Output.

If you haven't saved the FreeHand document, save the file at the dialog box prompt. Canceling this dialog box stops the Collect for Output process.

2

In the Document Report dialog box, select items you want in the document report, and click OK (Windows) or Report (Macintosh).

For more information on Document Report, see Using Document Report.

3

In the Save dialog box, name the report file, choose a destination for the collected materials, and click OK.

All collected materials, including the newly generated document report, are copied to the location you choose.

Note: License agreements vary from font to font. Before distributing any font, make certain that the font's license agreement gives you the right to do so.