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Press preparation

Give every sheet a color reference.

Add solid cyan, magenta, yellow and black patches outside the artwork, with space reserved on the sheet.

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Illustrative vibrant print proofs with crop marks beside a trimmed sample and a ruler
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Drop it in. See it come together.

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Made for real print jobs

What will you make?

From the first proof
to the finished piece.

01

Print proofs

Put process-color patches beside your artwork.

THE JOB SHEET01 / EXAMPLE
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Four process inks, one strip

ARTWORK → LAYOUT → PRINT
A practical starting point

Illustrative print job

Four process inks, one strip

A compact CMYK control strip in the sheet margin.

Patches
CMYK
Position
Top or bottom
See how to set it up

A clear path to print

Open. Adjust. Print.

Your artwork stays on your device.
Your layout stays in your control.

  1. 01

    Open your PDF

    Load the pages or imposed sheets.

  2. 02

    Place the strip

    Choose top or bottom and a patch size.

  3. 03

    Review and export

    The sheet grows to leave room outside your artwork.

A little print know-how

Good files.
Better results.

A few things to check before you send your job to the printer.

Read the Color Bar guide

Prepare a print handoff

Check the paper size

The strip adds sheet margin. Match your printer tray to the exported size.

Before you start

Good questions.
Useful answers.

Still need a hand?
Talk to us

Is this a color certification target?

No. It is a simple four-patch CMYK reference strip, not a calibrated certification wedge.

Keep your job moving

All tools
Illustrative vibrant print proofs with crop marks beside a trimmed sample and a ruler

Crop Marks

Trim and registration marks placed from the page boxes. The sheet grows just enough to hold them.

Illustrative colorful business cards, event tickets and an uncut six-card print sheet

N-up

Several pages per sheet, in reading order. The sheet and the count are chosen to waste the least paper.

Illustrative blue, coral and yellow booklets and a softcover book on a lavender surface

Booklet · saddle stitch

Two pages per side, folded and stapled as one booklet.

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A guide for every print task.

Find examples, setup tips and answers for every tool.

Your next print project

Make something
worth holding.

Bring your PDF. We’ll help with the layout.