Microsoft Publisher File Prep
J.S. McCarthy Printers supports many different design programs including Microsoft Publisher.

Although supported, Publisher has several issues that make it difficult to use for professional printing. JSM strongly encourages all customers who use Publisher to read and follow the suggestions in these guides when preparing files for submission.

Creating PDFs from Publisher
One of the most efficient ways of dealing with Publisher files is to export them as a PDF and send that out for printing. These guides contain information on how to use popular PDF creation tools to create PDFs out of Microsoft Publisher.

	Creating PDFs using Publisher 2007 and the Microsoft PDF export filter
	Creating PDFs In Publisher using Cute PDF

Creating PDFs from Word
Microsoft Word is not a design program. Files sent in Word often have problems with type reflow caused the way that it formats and stores font information. The best solution to avoiding type reflow is to create a PDF out of Word and then sending that to us for printing.

	Creating PDFs using Word 2007 and the Microsoft PDF export filter
	Creating PDFs In Word using Cute PDF

Creating PDFs with CutePDF
Adobe Acrobat is the preferred method for creating PDFs, but the free CutePDF print driver can also be used. This PDF contains step by step instructions for installing and using CutePDF in Windows.

CutePDF Instructions
CutePDF Homepage
CutePDF download

Video Tutorial - This short movie shows how to install and use the CutePDF print drivers to make a PDF.
(1min 47sec, 4.8MB, Flash format)
Using CutePDF Print Drivers to make a PDF

Acrobat and the JSM Job Options
If you have Acrobat and your program is not listed, you can print a postscript file and use these settings in Acrobat Distiller (versions 4-9) to produce a clean pdf. The JSM Acrobat Distiller Setup file has complete installation instructions.