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How to use Canva to make Print ready files

Download the guide here

Step-by-Step Instructions:

• Download the guide here
• Create your new file
• Setup the sizing to the final size you want printed (for example, a business card would be 3.5 x 2”)
• Turn on bleed and safe-margin by clicking File > Settings > Show Margins, and Show Print Bleeds
• Now start designing your art
• When you are done designing your art and ready to export, follow these steps:
• Click “Share” (top right)
• Click “Download”
• From the “File type” drop down, select “PDF print”
• Tick “Crop marks and bleed”
• Tick “Flatten PDF”
• If you have Canva Pro, select “CMYK” from the Color profile drop down
• Click “Download”

 

How to prepare Print ready files

• Making an artboard with Illustrator
• Preparing bleedlines with Photoshop
• Packaging files with InDesign
• Preparing Artwork in Adobe Photoshop (PDF)
• Preparing Artwork in Corel Draw (PDF)
• Preparing Artwork for Large Format (PDF)
• Preparing Artwork for Plastic Cards (PDF)

Printshop templates

All templates are in .EPS unless specified.

• 3.5 x 2 Business Card templates (EPS, PDF)
• Wristband template (PDF)
• 2.25 x 7.75 Ticket template
• Button templates (1-3 inches) (EPS, PDF, PSD)
• 17 x 11 fold brochure
• 11 x 8.5 fold brochure
• 11 x 17 full bleed poster
• 3.375 x 2.125 plastic card
• 6 x 4 small postcard
• 5 x 7 large postcard
• 3.5 x 7 tear-off card
• 2 x 7 bookmark
• 2 x 5 mini-bookmark
• 2 x 2 twoonie
• 3.5 x 2 lamination cards
• 3 x 4 trading cards
• 3 x 5 flash cards

Checklist for submitting artwork to printprint.ca

• Colour format: CMYK not RGB
• Print resolution: 300ppi minimum
• Preferred file formats: 
  • EPS (with text converted to outlines or curves)
  • PDF
  • TIFF (high res)
  • JPEG (high res)
• Program Specs:
  • Quark XPress 6.5 or lower
  • Adobe Acrobat 7 or lower
  • Adobe Illustrator CS5 or lower
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5 or lower
  • Adobe Indesign CS5 or lower
  • Adobe Pagemaker 7 or lower
  • Corel Draw 12 or lower
• Bleed: Files should bleed 0.125″ on each edge or 0.25″ on either axis
• Borders: We recommend against using borders
• Rich Black: A rich black of 40% Cyan, 10% Magenta, 10% Yellow and 100% process black should be used for large black areas. Do not use for text or gradients.
• Files must be supplied one up with a separate file for the front and back
• Compress large files before sending: 
  • Winzip 
  • Stuff it