Mechanical Requirements

Ad Size	Width in inch	Length in inch	Width in cm	Lenght in cm
Full Page w/ Bleed	10.125″	13.625″	25.72	34.61
Trimming to	9.5″	13″	24.13	33.02
Full Page (w/out Bleed)	8.5″	12″	21.59	30.48
Full 2 – Page Spread w/ Bleed *	19.625”	13.625”	49.85	34.61
Trimming to *	19″	13″	48.26	33.02
Full 2 – Page Spread (w/out Bleed)	18″	12″	45.72	30.48
Junior Page **	6.75″	9.5″	17.15	24.13
Junior Page Spread * **	13.75″	9.5″	34.93	24.13
1/2 Page (vertical) **	4.75″	13″	12.07	33.02
1/2 Page (horizontal)	8.25″	5.25″	20.96	13.34
1/3 Page (vertical) **	3.25″	13″	8.26	33.02
1/3 Page (horizontal)	8.25″	3.75″	20.96	9.53
1/4 Page (vertical) **	2.5″	13″	6.35	33.02
1/4 Page (horizontal)	8.25″	2.5″	20.96	6.35
1/4 Page (square) **	4.75″	6.5″	12.07	16.51
Front Cover **	9.5″	10″	24.13	25.40
Strip	8.5″	1″	21.59	2.54

Live Matter (All Important Text, Images And Logos) Must Be Held 1/2” (14mm) Away From Trim.

* Please Allow 1/2” (14mm) For Gutter— 1/4” (7 Mm) On Each Side Of Center.

** Add 5/16” (8mm) Bleed.

Mechanical Specifications for the Guides	Width in inch	Length in inch	Width in mm	Lenght in mm
Full Page w/ Bleed	4.25″	8.25″	108 mm	210 mm
Trimming to	4″	8″	102 mm	203 mm
Full Page (w/out Bleed)	8.25″	8.25″	210 mm	210 mm
Trimming to	8”	8″	203 mm	203 mm
1/2 Page	4.25″	4.25″	108 mm	108 mm
Trimming to	4″	4″	102 mm	102 mm
Cover with bleed	4.25″	7″	108 mm	178 mm
Trimming to	4″	6.75”	102 mm	172 mm

Live Matter (All Important Text, Images And Logos) Must Be Held 5/16” (8 Mm) Away From Trim.

* Please allow 1/4” (7 mm) for gutter— 1/8” (3 mm) on each side of center.

Digital Files

We accept PDFx-1a compliant PDF files. Industry recommendation is to generate your PDF files using standard PDF creation tools such as Adobe Acrobat Distiller. To utilize this standard application, first create a postscript file from the application and then distill that postscript file to a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Distiller’s high-quality press settings. We do not recommend you export or print directly to a PDF file from the application as these files contain known issues and are not widely supported.

All artwork must be CMYK (RGB and index images are not acceptable) with fonts embedded. Please keep all crop marks and registration marks outside of the bleed area. No EPS or native files accepted.

All images should be 300 dpi at 100%. Spreads and multiple ads must have order of pages clearly marked.

Mechanical Requirements

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Live Matter (All Important Text, Images And Logos) Must Be Held 1/2” (14mm) Away From Trim.

Live Matter (All Important Text, Images And Logos) Must Be Held 5/16” (8 Mm) Away From Trim.

Digital Files