Adobe Illustrator Help

After launching your Illustrator application,

• Choose File > New... (See Figure 1)

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+N for PC users, Cmd+N for Mac users

Figure 1

When the New Document window appears, (See Figure 2)

• Set the Resolution (raster effects) to 300 DPI.
• Set the Color Mode to CMYK.
• Set the Width & Height of your artwork to the final size of the product you are creating.

You can refer to this table for a quick list of product dimensions.

Figure 2

Converting text to outlines will guarantee your job will not encounter delays due to missing fonts.

Unlock all text layers before selecting, to ensure they're included.

• From the Select menu, choose All. (See Figure 3)
• From the Type menu, choose Create Outlines. (See Figure 4)

Figure 3

Figure 4

When you have completed your design, and checked it against the guidelines above,

• Choose File > Save As...

When the Save As box appears (See Figure 5)

• Enter a filename for your design.
• Select Illustrator EPS (*.eps) as your filetype.
• Click Save to proceed.

Figure 5

When the EPS Options window appears (See Figure 6)

• Select the highest EPS version your application will export.
• Set the Format to Macintosh (8-bit Color).
• Check the Include CMYK PostScript for RGB files box.
• Set the Adobe PostScript to LanguageLevel 3.
• Click OK and you're done.

Figure 6