digital colour printing a division of xplor ltd

help with printing jargon

we can print in simple black and white or full colour, from a variety of source programs

acceptable file types and how to submit them to us

We understand that our clients have varying degrees of knowledge concerning print processes. If you would like some guidance on the type of file formats we can handle, please check the table below.

application name pc Mac
Adobe Illustrator — up to CS2 yes yes
Adobe InDesign — up to CS2 yes yes
Adobe PageMaker — up to version 6.5 yes yes
Adobe Photoshop — up to CS2 yes yes
Adobe Acrobat — up to version 5.0 yes yes
QuarkXPress — up to version 6.5 yes yes
Macromedia Freehand — up to version 9 yes yes
Microsoft Word — up to version 98 for Mac and 2003 for pc yes yes
Microsoft Publisher yes yes

international paper sizes

Paper and card is measured internationally in millimetres, and divided into 3 main classifications — A, B and C. Please check the table below for more details.

A series formats B series formats C series formats
4A0 1682 x 2378        
2A0 1189 x 1682        
A0 841 x 1189 B0 1000 x 1414 C0 917 x 1297
A1 594 x 841 B1 707 x 1000 C1 648 x 917
A2 420 x 594 B2 500 x 707 C2 458 x 648
A3 297 x 420 B3 353 x 500 C3 324 x 458
A4 210 x 297 B4 250 x 353 C4 229 x 324
A5 148 x 210 B5 176 x 250 C5 162 x 229
A6 105 x 148 B6 125 x 176 C6 114 x 162
A7 74 x 105 B7 88 x 125 C7 81 x 114
A8 52 x 74 B8 62 x 88 C8 57 x 81
A9 37 x 52 B9 44 x 62 C9 40 x 57
A10 26 x 37 B10 31 x 44 C10 28 x 40

Examples of how the above paper sizes are commonly used are shown below:

A0 / A1 technical drawings and posters
A1 / A2 flip charts
A2 / A3 drawings, diagrams, newspapers
A4 letters, magazines, brochures, catalogues, reports
A5 books, notebooks, magazines
A6 books, postcards
A8 playing cards
B4 newspapers
B5 / B6 books
B8 playing cards
C4 / C5 / C6 envelopes for A4 letters etc — C4: unfolded; C5: folded once; C6: folded twice
DL envelope size similar to C6 — dimensions are 110 x 220 mm

If you are unsure about any aspect of file submission, or have any queries relating to your print job, please do not hesitate to contact us and we shall be happy to help you.