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We’ve listed some common questions to help you get started with your trading card project.

Printing Your Trading Cards With Primoprint

Need help setting your presentation folder files? We’ve included helpful information and images to ensure your files are correctly set up.

Presentation Folders - File Set Up

Learn how to create a multi-page booklet file for your print project.

How to set up your Multi-Page Booklet File for Print

What’s the difference between 8-bit image and 16-bit image? We’ll discuss which is better for your print project.

Should I submit my image files in 8-bit or 16-bit?

Learn how to properly setup your artwork files for Metallic Silver Roll Labels.

Metallic Silver Roll Label Set Up

Need help setting up correct files for your envelope order? We have created a useful guide to assist you through the design process.

Envelope Design Guide

Knowing which direction your artwork should be oriented for double-sided directional signs can be a challenge. We're here to help.

Creating Double-Sided Directional Signs

See below for the four Roll Label unwind direction options, with illustration for reference.

Roll Label Unwind Options

How to correctly upload your artwork files, ensuring proper orientation.

Artwork File Orientation

What is the difference between CMYK and RGB? Find out the difference between them when it comes to your print project.

Color Profiles: CMYK & RGB

Best practices for successfully creating a raised foil mask file.

Creating a Mask File for Raised Foil Printing

A guide on how to work successfully with InDesign Files.

InDesign Files

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Here is a complete list of guidelines for setting up standard print files. We'll cover proper file setup, mask file setup, and additional helpful resources.

Artwork & Files

Need assistance with laying our your Greeting Card files properly?  See below for some helpful guidance.

Greeting Cards - How to set up your artwork files.

To ensure the best possible results, we'll explain in detail; file types, colors, borders, fonts, file inspection and more.

Creating Print-Ready Files

What is Bleed? We'll explain, giving you a better understanding of the term and how to use it in your print projects.

Bleed Guidelines

How should my files be set up for proper rotation?

File Rotation

Learn the different requirements for the two image types.

Image Types: Raster vs. Vector

See the differences in color modes. We'll discuss color consideration, issues and, concerns.

Color Modes

Tips and best practices to avoid potential cracking issues with full bleed colors.

Cracking

File Setup

Learn how to create a Spot UV mask file for your print project. Watch our mask file setup tutorial.

Spot Gloss File Setup

We'll explain how to create a mask file for Raised Spot UV. We'll discuss what is a mask file, creating a mask, and the best practices.

Raised Spot Gloss File Setup

Learn about Stamped Foil. How to set up your artwork, mask file, and color options.  We've included image examples with the mask files.

Stamped Foil File Setup

How to set up artwork and files for inline foil, also called "cold foil"

Inline Foil File Setup

Mask Files

Create print-ready artwork for your project. We've provided free layout templates to download and use for each product. (JPG, EPS, and PDF)

Free Layout Templates

We've listed our most popular types of folds for brochures and flyers, including Tri-fold, Gatefold, Accordion Fold, and more.