Define a PDF Preset

When saving your Adobe Illustrator file for print, specific settings are required.

You can ensure this by doing the following each time you save a file - or to make it easier follow the last step and make a custom Adobe PDF Preset for next time.

Step 1:

Select High Quality Print
Select the General tab,
Select View PDF after Saving

Step 2:

Select Marks and Bleeds
Tick Trim Marks
Change Bleeds to the correct size for your product
- 2mm for vinyl stickers smaller than A4 and 5mm for vinyl stickers larger than A4
- 3mm for flat and folded small format paper and card items like business cards, flyers, postcards, brochures, die-cut items
- 5mm for posters, banners and standees
Change Offset to match bleed. (This ensures your trim marks stay outside the bleed area)

Step 3:

Select Advanced
Change Subset fonts to 0%

Step 4:

Select Summary and ensure there are no Warnings.
Select the Save Preset icon in the top right of the window
Name the Preset as something you will remember for this type of item, we suggest
- 3mm Digital-Offset
- 2mm Vinyl Stickers
- 5mm Posters-Banners