TECHNICAL GUIDES

At Transcontinental, we believe that good communication means good files, which mean a faster, more predictable production workflow.

In order to help our clients produce reliable files and avoid production headaches, we have created these file preparation guides outlining our file requirements.  By following the guidelines set out in these documents you will avoid the most common file preparation errors.

Please read this guide over carefully before you start file preparation. If you have any questions about this information, please contact your customer service representative who will be happy to pass your query on to one of our experienced support staff.  

	PDF Creation A guide to help you create PDF with Quark or InDesign on MacOsX and PC.
	Job Assistant: Customer Quick Start Guide Manage, track and review your jobs through the prepress process using Job Assistant.
	Qualification Chart for "The Assistant" Help to qualify a customer for our application "The Assistant"
	Job Assistant tutorial videos Tutorial videos on the different features of the upgraded version of The Job Assistant.
	File Preparation Checklist (with The Job Assistant) Use this checklist as a quick way to verify your files prior to submitting them to The Job Assistant. Read How to Prepare Files for Print Production for a full explanation of all our specifications.
	Accepted Software Versions The list of which software versions are currently supported by Transcontinental. This information is updated regularly.
	Electronic File Transfer Instructions for the electronic transfer of files via email or FTP including recommended software and compression settings.