#format wiki #language en * There is no good print with bad prepress files = Document naming convention = Naming your files according to these guidelines makes it easier for Grafostil to meet your expectations of a quality job. This means the right version of the right page, in the right place in your publication. * File names should only include alpha-numeric characters, underscores (used to separate sections of the file name), and periods (used before the suffix ".PDF", ".PS", etc.) * Special characters, including but not limited to, asterisks, ampersands, slashes, dollar signs and brackets should never be used. * Theses are illegal characters ( ˜ ´ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + = { } [ ] | \ ; : ” ‘ < > , ? / ) * File names also must not exceed XX characters. If your company name is Big Publisher INC and your book name is Herman Melville Moby-Dick, soft cover book with bellyband, use this convention {{{ Date_CompanyNameShortAsPosible_InitalOfWriterBookName_PrintSectionIdentifier }}} So your supplied document will look {{{ 20190511_BigPub_hmMobyDick_CI.pdf 20190511_BigPub_hmMobyDick_COV.pdf 20190511_BigPub_hmMobyDick_MSC.pdf }}} Identifiers for Print Sections and Special Finishes are explained in the table below. == Date == Good pratice is follow [[https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html|ISO 8601]] when you need to include Date in you filename. On [[WikiPedia:ISO_8601|wikipedia]] there is free article about that. With one exception don't use special character for date delimiter. === Good format === For 11. May 2019. use this format {{{ 20190511 }}} YearMonthDay, four number for Year, two for month and two for day === Bad format is === {{{ 190511 }}} two numbers for year {{{ 2019-05-11 }}}  minus sign as delimiter {{{ 2019/05\11 }}} slash and backslash as delimiter {{{ 20 19 05 11 }}} space is delimiter == Company Name == With respect to our customer we like to know from who we receive digital documents Sometime products have same name. Try to avoid space and special character. == Product name == Always use whole title, no spaces, capitalising first letter of each word. There is a limit of 30 characters (other than the date and identifier), so if necessary abbreviate the name. Identifiers – the tables below indicate the standard extensions which we use for all components of our print titles. ||'''Print Section''' ||'''Identifier''' || ||Jacket ||JKT || ||Paperback Cover ||COV || ||Printed Inside Cover (Paperback) ||INC || ||Printed End Papers ||PED || ||Color Inside Pages ||CI || ||Grayscale Inside Pages ||BWI || ||Cover Sticker ||STK || ||Slip Case ||SLC || ||Other Miscellaneous (Bellyband, Postcard, Poster, Endmatter, etc.) ||MSC || ||'''Print Cover Special Finishes''' ||'''Identifier''' || ||Spot UV (general term used for Gloss UV) ||UV || ||Matt UV ||MUV || ||Single Foil ||FOIL || ||Multiple Foil 1 ||FOIL1 || ||Multiple Foil 2 ||FOIL2 || ||Multiple Foil 3 ||FOIL3 || ||Emboss ||EMB || ||Deboss ||DEB || ||Die-Cutting Guide ||DCUTT || ||Kiss Cut Guide ||KCUTT || == Product part ==