How to save PDF for print

It is great practice to save our work at regular intervals.

Use save or save as. This saves a copy of the artwork in it's native file format (the format the file was created in, eg Photoshop files are saved as .psd in their native format.

Make all changes to the image in its native format before you ‘save’ or ‘export’ to another format (non native) eg; .jpeg when saving for your Blog.

Flattening images to create smaller file sizes and quicker prints.

Once you have finished your artwork and are ready to print you should flatten your work in Photoshop. Save a new flattened copy as a .TIFF file.

The file with all the layers intact should be kept as a working Photoshop file. You can make more changes if you feel like it from your working file.

Flattening images:

When you have finished an artwork it can then be flattened – this creates a single layer ( merging all the layers together to create a single background layer).

NOTE:

- Flattening reduces file sizes.

- Once flattened the image cannot be edited or manipulated further


Now your .TIFF file is ready to be opened in Illustrator for saving the final PDF file.