PDFs give you a more accurate impression of how your file will look when printed. If you are preparing your artwork in a format that we do not accept (such as Microsoft Office), you will need to convert it to a PDF.

A quick way of doing this is to use the free online conversion service at Neevia (click the image below to use this service).

This will allow you to upload your original artwork and then download a PDF. Select Acrobat 7 at a resolution of 300 and always check the PDF to ensure it appears as expected.

If you would like to do this frequently, there is an excellent free program for Windows called doPDF, which installs itself as a printer on your computer. This means that you can create a PDF from any programme with a 'Print' option just by selecting doPDF from the list of printers.

Simply download and install doPDF, go to the programme you designed your artwork with, select Print and in the list of printers select 'doPDF'. The default settings are acceptable so you do not need to specify anything else. Once you continue and print the file, you will be asked where to save the PDF.