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Letterhead creates a strong impression in business correspondence, whether for formal letters outside the company or internal memos. It's a way to tie your messages to you and your company, which shows attention to detail and maintains your brand identity.

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Full color (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black as above) on the front and no printing on the back. A typical example of this is a poster.

UV 1 Side

UV is short for Ultra Violet Light-Cured Coating. This is a high-gloss coating applied over the front of the printed piece. It is not recommended for printed material you need to write on after being produced.

UV 2 Sides

UV is short for Ultra Violet Light-Cured Coating. This is a high-gloss coating applied over the entire front and back of the printed piece. It is not recommended for products you need to write on after being printed.

Spot UV 2 Sides

UV is short for Ultra Violet Light-Cured Coating. This is a high-gloss coating applied to specific spots of your choosing on both the front and back of the printed piece for emphasis or as a design element. Do not put spot UV anywhere that you will need to write.

Spot UV front only, Overall UV Back

UV is short for Ultra Violet Light-Cured Coating. This is a high-gloss coating applied to specific spots of your choosing on the front of the printed piece and over the entire back. Do not choose UV anywhere that you will need to write.

Spot UV front only, Satin AQ back

UV is short for Ultra Violet Light-Cured Coating. This is a high-gloss coating applied to specific spots of your choosing on the front of the printed piece. Do not choose UV anywhere that you will need to write.

AQ is short for Aqueous Coating. This is a matte finish, environmentally friendly, water-based coating applied over the entire back of the printed piece. It reduces the gloss of the printing and it can be written on with a ballpoint pen.

Next Day

If you order a proof (Online PDF or Physical Proof), your turnaround time begins as soon as you approve your proof in our system. If you order "No Proof, Run As Is" (only recommended if you are certain you want us to print what you sent as is) your turnaround time begins as soon as we process your order.

Standard Next day with "No Proof, Runs As Is":

Shipped Orders
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 9:00 a.m. Western or 11:00 a.m. Eastern. Orders will be shipped the next business day by your requested shipping method.

Example: If you upload your files before 9:00 a.m. Western on Monday and are shipping to a Western state, your order will ship on Tuesday.

Will Call
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 9:00 a.m. Western for West orders or 11:00 a.m. Eastern for East orders. Orders will be available at Will Call the next day after 10:00 a.m. in the west and after 12:00 p.m. in the east.

Example: If you upload your files before 9:00 a.m. Western on Monday for Next Day Will Call, your order will be ready for pick up after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard before coming to pick up your order.

Free Delivery Orders
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western for Next day Free Delivery in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for Next day Free Delivery in the east will be delivered the following Wednesday between 8.00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 9:00 a.m. Western on Monday for Free Delivery, your order will be delivered the next day between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Files uploaded after the cut off time will be processed the following business day.

Standard Next Day with "Online PDF Proof":

Shipped Orders
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 9:00 a.m. Western or 11:00 a.m. Eastern. Proofs must be approved the same day before 10:00 a.m. for the west and 12:00 p.m. for the east. Orders will be shipped the next business day by your requested shipping method.

Example: If you upload your files before 9:00 a.m., approve your proof prior to 10:00 a.m. Western on Monday and are shipping to a Western state, your order will ship on Tuesday.

Will Call
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 9:00 a.m. Western or 11:00 a.m. Eastern. Proofs must be approved the same day before 10:00 a.m. for the west and 12:00 p.m. for the east. Orders will be ready for pick up the next business day after 10:00 a.m. in the west or 12:00 p.m. in the east.

Example: If you upload your files before 9:00 a.m. and approve your proof prior to 10:00 a.m. Western on Monday for Next Day Will Call, your order will be ready for pick up after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard before coming to pick up your order.

Free Delivery Orders
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 9:00 a.m. Western or 11:00 a.m. Eastern. Proofs must be approved the same day before 10:00 a.m. for the west and 12:00 p.m. for the east. Orders will be delivered the next business day between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 9:00 a.m. Western on Monday for Free Delivery and approve your proof before 10:00 a.m., your order will be delivered Tuesday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Files uploaded after the cut off time will be processed the following business day.

2-3 Days

If you order a proof (Online PDF or Physical Proof), your turnaround time begins as soon as you approve your proof in our system. If you order "No Proof, Run As Is" (only recommended if you are certain you want us to print what you sent as is) your turnaround time begins as soon as we process your order.

Standard 2-3 Days with "No Proof, Runs As Is":

Shipped Orders
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western to be delivered to the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern to be delivered to the east with 2-3 day turnaround will be shipped 2-3 days from upload by your requested shipping method.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday with 2-3 day turnaround, your order will ship on Wednesday or Thursday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Will Call
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western for 2-3 day Will Call in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 2-3 day Will Call in the east will be ready for pick up in 2-3 days after 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday with 2-3 day turnaround, your order will be ready for pick up after 4:00 p.m. local on Wednesday or Thursday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard before coming to pick up your order.

Free Delivery Orders
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western for 2-3 day Free Delivery in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 2-3 day Free Delivery in the east will be delivered in 3-4 days between 8.00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday with 2-3 day turnaround, your order will be delivered between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local on Thursday or Friday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Files uploaded after the cut off time will be processed the following business day.

Standard 2-3 Days with "Online PDF Proof":

Shipped Orders
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 10:30 a.m. Western to be delivered to the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern to be delivered to the east. Proofs must be approved the same day before 4:00 p.m. Western for the west or 4:00 p.m. Eastern for the east. Orders will be shipped in 2-3 days by your requested shipping method.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday and approve your proof prior to 4:00 p.m. the same day with 2-3 day turnaround, your order will ship on Wednesday or Thursday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Will Call
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 10:30 a.m. Western for 2-3 day Will Call in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 2-3 day Will Call in the east. Proofs must be approved the same day before 4:00 p.m. Western for the west or 4:00 p.m. Eastern for the east. Orders will be ready for pick up on Wednesday or Thursday after 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday and approve your proof prior to 4:00 p.m. the same day with 2-3 day turnaround, your order will be ready for pick up after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday or Thursday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard before coming to pick up your order.

Free Delivery Orders
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 10:30 a.m. Western for 2-3 day Free Delivery in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 2-3 day Free Delivery in the east. Proofs must be approved the same day before 4:00 p.m. Western for the west or 4:00 p.m. Eastern for the east. Orders will be delivered in 3-4 days between 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday and approve your proof prior to 4:00 p.m. the same day with 2-3 day turnaround, your order will be delivered between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local on Thursday or Friday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Files uploaded after the cut off time will be processed the following business day.

5 Days

If you order a proof (Online PDF or Physical Proof), your turnaround time begins as soon as you approve your proof in our system. If you order "No Proof, Run As Is" (only recommended if you are certain you want us to print what you sent as is) your turnaround time begins as soon as we process your order.

Standard 5 days with "No Proof, Runs As Is":

Shipped Orders
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western to be delivered to the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern to be delivered to the east with 5 day turnaround will be shipped 5 days from upload by your requested shipping method.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday with 5 day turnaround, your order will ship on the following Monday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Will Call
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western for 5 day Will Call in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 5 day Will Call in the east will be ready for pick up in 5 days after 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday with 5 day turnaround, your order will be ready for pick up after 4:00 p.m. local on the following Monday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard before coming to pick up your order.

Free Delivery Orders
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western for 5 day Free Delivery in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 5 day Free Delivery in the east will be delivered in 6 days between 8.00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday with 5 day turnaround, your order will be delivered between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local on the following Tuesday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Files uploaded after the cut off time will be processed the following business day.

Standard 5 Days with "Online PDF Proof":

Shipped Orders
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 10:30 a.m. Western to be delivered to the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern to be delivered to the east. Proofs must be approved the same day before 4:00 p.m. Western for the west or 4:00 p.m. Eastern for the east. Orders will be shipped in 5 days by your requested shipping method.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday and approve your proof prior to 4:00 p.m. the same day with 5 days turnaround, your order will ship on the following Monday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Will Call
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 10:30 a.m. Western for 5 days Will Call in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 5 days Will Call in the east. Proofs must be approved the same day before 4:00 p.m. Western for the west or 4:00 p.m. Eastern for the east. Orders will be ready for pick up in 5 days after 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday and approve your proof prior to 4:00 p.m. the same day with 5 days turnaround, your order will be ready for pick up after 4:00 p.m. on the following Monday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard before coming to pick up your order.

Free Delivery Orders
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 10:30 a.m. Western for 5 day Free Delivery in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 5 day Free Delivery in the east. Proofs must be approved the same day before 4:00 p.m. Western for the west or 4:00 p.m. Eastern for the east. Orders will be delivered in 6 days between 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday and approve your proof prior to 4:00 p.m. the same day with 5 day turnaround, your order will be delivered between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local on the following Tuesday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Files uploaded after the cut off time will be processed the following business day.

7 Days

If you order a proof (Online PDF or Physical Proof), your turnaround time begins as soon as you approve your proof in our system. If you order "No Proof, Run As Is" (only recommended if you are certain you want us to print what you sent as is) your turnaround time begins as soon as we process your order.

Standard 7 days with "No Proof, Runs As Is":

Shipped Orders
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western to be delivered to the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern to be delivered to the east with 7 day turnaround will be shipped 7 Days from upload by your requested shipping method.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday with 7 day turnaround, your order will ship the following Wednesday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Will Call
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western for 7 day Will Call in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 7 day Will Call in the east will be ready for pick up the following Wednesday after 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday with 7 day turnaround, your order will be ready for pick up after 4:00 p.m. local the following Wedesday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard before coming to pick up your order.

Free Delivery Orders
Files uploaded before 10:30 a.m. Western for 7 day Free Delivery in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 7 day Free Delivery in the east will be delivered the following Wednesday between 8.00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday with 7 day turnaround, your order will be delivered between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local the following Wednesday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Files uploaded after the cut off time will be processed the following business day.

Standard 7 days with "Online PDF Proof":

Shipped Orders
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 10:30 a.m. Western to be delivered to the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern to be delivered to the east. Proofs must be approved the same day before 4:00 p.m. Western for the west or 4:00 p.m. Eastern for the east. Orders will be shipped the following Wednesday by your requested shipping method.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday and approve your proof prior to 4:00 p.m. the same day with 7 day turnaround, your order will ship the following Wednesday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Will Call
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 10:30 a.m. Western for 7 day Will Call in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 7 day Will Call in the east. Proofs must be approved the same day before 4:00 p.m. Western for the west or 4:00 p.m. Eastern for the east. Orders will be ready for pick up the following Wednesday after 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday and approve your proof prior to 4:00 p.m. the same day with 7 day turnaround, your order will be ready for pick up after 4:00 p.m. the following Wednesday. Log into our site and click "My Account" in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard before coming to pick up your order.

Free Delivery Orders
Files must be uploaded before the cut off time, which is 10:30 a.m. Western for 7 day Free Delivery in the west or 10:30 a.m. Eastern for 7 day Free Delivery in the east. Proofs must be approved the same day before 4:00 p.m. Western for the west or 4:00 p.m. Eastern for the east. Orders will be delivered the following Wednesday between 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local.

Example: If you upload your files before 10:30 a.m. Western on Monday and approve your proof prior to 4:00 p.m. the same day with 7 day turnaround, your order will be delivered between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local on Friday. Log into our site and click "My Account"in the upper-righthand corner to check your client dashboard for status updates.

Files uploaded after the cut off time will be processed the following business day.

File Preparation

In order to ensure your files are print-ready, we recommend that you upload them in PDF format. When you generate a print-ready PDF, your computer will use the settings in Adobe Acrobat Distiller or any other PDF generating programs you may use. Please make sure that these are set properly before generating your PDF file. Click here to see our preferred PDF settings.

We also accept .JPG (JPEG), .EPS and .TIF (TIFF) file types, however PDF is the preferred format.

Check your file to make sure it meets our file creation guidelines. This will help speed up the production of your project and give your printed piece the best results.

1. Use the CMYK colorspace (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK). These are industry standard printing colors. CMYK colors are different than RGB (Red, Green, Blue), which are used to display colors on your screen.


2. Use a minimum resolution of 300 dpi for image files.


3. All fonts need to be outlined or embedded. For more information on fonts, please Click Here


4. Specify trim area with crop marks. (Don't place crop marks inside the work area.) For more information on crop marks, please Click Here


5. Artwork should have 1/8" (0.125") bleed extending past the trim line. This is to prevent minor cutting variations from leaving unintended results at the trim edge. For more information on bleed, please Click Here


6. Safe Area is the 1/8" (0.125") area inside the trim line. Do not put critical information or images within the Safe Area. This is to prevent minor cutting variations from leaving unintended results at the trim edge. For more information on safe area, please Click Here


7. If you want printed borders, they must be placed a minimum of 1/8" (0.125") inside the trim line and include bleed. This is to prevent minor cutting variations from leaving unintended results at the trim edge.For more information on borders, please Click Here

For detailed information about advanced file setup, Click Here

File Orientation

Please click the link below for an explanation of file orientation.

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Bleed and Safe Area

We require that you extend any images that run up to the trim line a minimum of 1/8" (0.125") past the trim line to create "bleed". Depending on what program you use to create your file, this may or may not change the total image area of your file. Programs like Photoshop that do not allow the creation of "bleed" or the addition of crop marks will require an image area that is 1/4" (0.25") larger than your desired final overall image area in both dimensions.

Safe Area is the 1/8" (0.125") area inside the trim line. Do not put critical information or images within the Safe Area. This is to prevent minor cutting variations from leaving unintended results at the trim edge. If you choose to make less than this minimum clearance, we will NOT be responsible for items that are cut off in this area.

For detailed information about advanced file setup, please Click Here

Proofs and File Check

We offer three proof options:

1. Online PDF Proof: You will be sent a link to view your proof via email. Please keep in mind that this is only a proof for content and positioning; the color on your screen may vary from the color of your final product, depending on your monitor and viewing conditions.


2. Hard Copy Proof: The Hard Copy Proof can either be picked up on-site or shipped to you. Please keep in mind that this is a proof for content and positioning and is not printed on your actual job stock. Color may vary slightly when printed on the stock you ordered. When ordering a Hard Copy Proof, you will receive a complimentary Online PDF Proof, as well.


3. No Proof, Run As-Is: This option is for the industry professional who is certain their project is ready to hit the press and does not require the additional security of a proof.

File Check:

If our prepress department sees anything questionable with your file, we will contact you via email with our concerns. Should prepress email you, please note that your job is not considered fully submitted until you respond to this email. This should be factored into your turnaround time.

Please Note: The charge for our technical team to review your file when first submitted is included in the price of your order. If they note technical concerns with your file, they may email you with their concerns so you can upload a corrected file. If subsequent uploads still contain errors, you may be charged an additional prepress fee to review your file again.

For detailed information about advanced file setup, please Click Here