Printing options offered by Printing Services

• Short-run black/white and color copies are produced at Dittos on high-speed networked copiers.
• Offset and digital printing are produced at Print Shop using inks to print onto paper. Offset and digital printing are intended for longer runs, spot colors and full-color jobs. (UNCW Blue and Teal are the only spot colors available on the digital press.)

Digital file preparation requirements depend on the type of printing

• Dittos

  Microsoft Office software is used extensively at UNCW to create documents, and Printing Services will accept those files.  However, when Microsoft Office documents are transferred to and opened on workstations other than the original workstation, the text and graphics can shift.  To solve this problem, create a PDF file of the document on the original workstation that was used to create the document. The advantage of a PDF file is that you will be able to open it with the free Acrobat Reader program and compare the formatting with your original document. Major changes cannot be made to PDF files; therefore, careful proofing before you send the files to Printing Services is essential.

  Information on the software required to create a PDF file is listed below. 

  If you need assistance creating a PDF file, call Dittos at 910-962-3083.

  You may submit your digital files to Dittos on a flash/jump drive, CD or through e-mail at printingservices@uncw.edu.
  
  

• SEACopy

  Files submitted to Dittos through SEACopy on U-Business are automatically converted to PDF files by the file transfer software.
  
  

• Print Shop

  Electronic files for offset and digital press jobs must be sent to the Print Shop and processed through the prepress area.

  If the document contains more than one color, it must be created with a page layout program that is capable of doing color separations.  The Print Shop supports both Quark XPress and InDesign (Mac and PC formats). The Print Shop also supports Adobe Illustrator for illustration and Photoshop for photo editing.

  If you are unable to submit files in a page layout program, it is usually faster and less expensive to submit a press-quality PDF. See software required to create a PDF file.

  Digital files can be submitted to the Print Shop on a flash/jump drive, CD or through e-mail at printingservices@uncw.edu.

Software required for creating a PDF file

• You will need to purchase and install the full version of Adobe Acrobat software on your computer.  Ordering instructions, pricing information and instructions for requesting the software installation can be found at http://www.uncw.edu/itsd/services/hardware/adobe.html.    
  
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• If you do not wish to purchase the full version of Acrobat, there is an add-in for Microsoft Office 2007 that will allow you to save files in PDF format.    For download instructions, see http://www.uncw.edu/itsd/help/instructions/Word-To-PDFConverter.html.