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Useful Production Applications

These helpful tools will make the tasks of uploading and transferring your files faster and easier.

• PDF Reader Application

  
  Free utility to open, browse and comment on print layouts and documents with the .PDF extension. MAC/WIN

• Windows Compression Application

  
  WinZip is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that quickly zips and unzips your files to greatly reduce e-mail transmission time. WIN

• Macintosh Compression Application

  
  StuffIt compression helps you to send information more quickly over the Internet. A FREE utility to decompress StuffIt files (StuffIt Expander 10.0) is also available. MAC

• Direct Mail Postage Requirements

  
  The US Postal Service Web site offers comprehensive information on packaging and shipping as well as extensive how-to pointers for growing your Direct Mail program.

Glossary of Printer’s Terms

Printers communicate with other professionals with a vocabulary rich in terms coined over the half a millenia since Johannes Guttenburg invented the movable type press in 1440 AD. Here’s a helpful glossary to help you understand the common terms used by printers today.

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