Useful Links & Downloads
PDF Job Options
Download our ready to use PDF export settings for Adobe InDesign.
These settings have been prepared to assist you in producing publication ready PDF files for both Magazine and Newsprint. To install the export settings into Adobe InDesign, goto File / Adobe PDF Presets / Define / Load
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Recommended ICC Profiles
ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc used for Magazine
ISOnewspaper26v4.icc used for Newsprint
Job Options for InDesign
Perfect PDFsDon’t be fooled by screen brightness
Our computer monitors, tablets, phones and camera LCDs are all backlit devices. They will always display our images brighter than any physical print. Be sure to correct for this on a calibrated screen, otherwise your prints may end up much darker than you expect. To get an idea of how your advert will look in print, be sure to soft proof your advert to either ISOnewspaper 26v4 or ISO Coated v2 300% on a correctly calibrated screen. More on this in our Colour Guide and view the latest online version here
Archant Colour Guide
Perfect ColourHelp & Advice
Archant Print
My PDF has random lines all over it?Atomic regions are “stitch” lines (dotted or solid) where transparency has been flattened. More info
Archant Print
Screen Calibration and SoftproofingHaving problems getting your screen to match your printed adverts? Calibration and soft-proofing could be the simple answer. More info
Archant Print
When Black doesn't print black?Don’t get caught out using the wrong type of black in your adverts. Everything you need to know about black… More info
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QR Code GuidelinesA QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code) is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) that is readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and smart phones. Learn how to use them here
Archant Print
Baffled by Bleed?Bleed is the area of artwork that is extended beyond the actual dimensions of the document. It is used to avoid strips of white paper showing on the edges of your full page magazine print should the batch be misaligned when cut to size. More info
ARCHANT PRINT
Colour GuideNeed help with Colour Spaces, Gamut, Ink Weight (TAC), Fonts & Type recommendations, Image Quality, Resolution or Focaltones? Our colour guide could be just what you’re after.
ARCHANT PRINT
Adobe InDesign SettingsCreating a full page advert for one of our glossy publications? Here’s the correct way to do it
ARCHANT PRINT
Adobe InDesign Export SettingsNeed help in exporting your Adobe InDesign advert to our printers specifications (PDF 1.3)?
InDesign Export Settings for Magazine
InDesign Export Settings for Newspaper
About Archant
Archant is a privately-owned media company with market-leading media brands that inspire communities around geographical locations and specialist interests in the UK and internationally. It inspires communities by informing, educating and entertaining target consumers in each community it serves. It is the fifth largest regional newspaper publisher and the largest publisher of regional and local lifestyle magazines in the UK. It also owns a broad portfolio of digital media assets, specialist magazines, a marketing services agency and Norwich local broadcaster Mustard TV. The company, which can trace its roots back to 1845, is based in Norwich, and services advertisers by building powerful and successful commercial solutions to effectively engage with its communities.
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