TIPS INDEX

TOP TEN

MANUSCRIPTS

PHOTOS

LINE ART

TECH ILLUS

SCAN OR DRAW?

FORMATTING

WEB PAPERS

PDFs— sample editorial stylesheets:

SEAS (2007)

EAS (2008)

1. Never submit graphics files embedded in a Microsoft PowerPoint file, in a Microsoft Word file, or in any other presentation or word processing document.
2. Submit text and graphics separately, whether hard copy or digital files.
3. When submitting word-processor files, avoid style sheets and keep formatting to a minimum. (Italics and underline are fine, but otherwise keep your copy plain and simple. (See Word Processing and Formatting Text: Dos and Don’ts.)
4. If you use Microsoft Word, elimate all tracked changes and live web and email addresses. Use save as to make and submit a copy of your file in “Rich Text Format” (RTF). Be sure to examine the RTF file to make sure the essential elements survived the conversion.
5. If text or data are in digital files, submit hard copy (or a PDF that matches your printout) as well.
6. Make editorial changes and corrections before you turn over your manuscripts and sketches to MetaGlyfix. MetaGlyfix will gladly make changes at any stage of production; however, client changes during the later stages of production can be time-consuming and costly.
7. If your publisher has style guidelines or technical standards, provide a copy of them to MetaGlyfix before requesting an estimate and before work begins.
8. If you have an example of a graphic look or layout that you would like applied to or incorporated in your job, show it to MetaGlyfix.
9. Before work begins, make sure that MetaGlyfix knows the final incarnation your project is to take. This includes where it will appear, its size, its intended viewership or readership, its intended effect, and perhaps other factors. If your project is a component of a larger entity or part of a group, explain this to the designer.
10. Review the applicable guidelines in this section each time you are about to submit copy. They change from time to time as technology evolves.