Helping You Do It Yourself

Desktop publishing dramatically increases the freedom and power of the customer to control the typesetting process. QuarkXPress®, PageMaker® and InDesign® lead a host of powerful software programs affording you the advantages of doing it yourself.

At Allen Press we understand that those advantages include saving time and money at the printer and gaining more more control over your finished product. Our team of specialists can help translate your page application files into high-quality printed materials. And in keeping with our company-wide tradition, our desktop publishing experts specialize in the unique needs of scientific and scholarly journals.

We offer you the combination of advanced knowledge of software and hardware, expertise in PDFs, imaging and imposition and five decades of printing experience to assure that nothing is lost or compromised between your electronic file and our printing presses.

Our services include:

• PDF™ Workflow: We provide high-quality 2400 dpi direct-to-plate output from your desktop files, calibrated to our presses.
• Graphics: We'll digitize, crop, size, place, and enhance your illustrations as you request.
• Color: Our equipment is designed to image color, including spot- and four-color process. We'll help you achieve the most effective and economical separations.
• Blueline: You can approve a digital blueline or virtual blueline before your publication goes to press.
• Color Proofs: We offer several high-end color proofing options that meet SWOP standards. 
• Archiving: On request, we'll return your files to you, complete with scans and artwork, in the media of your choice.
• Advice: We offer free advice throughout the project. You may download a free copy of our desktop publishing aid, The Guide to Desktop Publishing and Digital Ad Specifications.

Let us print your desktop publications. For more information, call Guy Dresser at 1-800-627-0326 or email him at gdresser@allenpress.com.