::Preparing Jobs <<Back to Submit Form ::PREFLIGHT Taking the time to prepare your file for submission to Aztec is perhaps the most important thing you can do to ensure a successful and timely result. In the industry this is commonly known as preflighting. At Aztec we take pride in offering Preflight Support for most commonly used software applications in their native format. A minimal effort on your part will ensure that all of the components, including fonts and any linked* graphics, are intact when not submitting a POSTSCRIPT or PDF version. ::FONTS If you typically use standard font types (Times New Roman, Arial, Helvetica, etc.) with their basic versions (regular, bold, italic) you should not experience font errors when having your documents printed. However, if you have an extensive font library and typically use unusual fonts or extended versions of standard fonts (i.e., Futura Condensed) and are not utilizing postscript or PDF formats, you MUST attach and include them with the document file. NOTE: If you use Postscript fonts be sure that you include both the Screen version and Printer version, otherwise the font will view without error, but will result in a font substitution error when it downloads to the printer. ::GRAPHICS For those who typically use Microsoft Office or Corel Office Suite, etc. images are, by default, embedded into your file. However, if you select the <Link> option that is sometimes available when adding clip art or an image, the object will not be embedded into your file and will not automatically be transported with your file. For those in a Client-Server environment where you typically view images and clip art from a server you must take extra care to that your have been embedded into the file and are not just being viewed from the server. You can verify this by contacting your Network Administrator. Also, if you are using any of the standard Design programs such as Adobe InDesign, QuarkXpress, Adobe Pagemaker, Corel Draw, Macromedia Freehand, etc., you want to be sure to attach any images along with the layout file. These programs, by default, link the images, unless you intentionally select an <embed image> option when placing the file.