Prepare files for a booklet

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Color profile

  • Best color profile for the Canon printer is CMYK, you can check the color profile of your file by:

Photoshop

  • Image>>Mode>>CMYK color

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Illustrator

  • File>>Document Color Mode>>CMYK color

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Page dimensions

If your pages are smaller or equal to A5 you will be using A4 paper, if they are bigger you need to print on A3. Always work on a document with pages the same size as you want them to be printed. You can check the page size:

How to check file dimensions in Photoshop

  • Go to Image>>Image Size and see if the width and height are correct.

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How to check file dimensions in Illustrator

  • Click on the Artboard tool, Click on the Artboard and see the dimensions in the Properties window

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How to check file dimensions in Indesign

  • Go to File>>Document Set up and see if the width and height are correct.

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Binding

A lot depends on the way you are planing on binding your publication

Amount of pages

PDF export