Accepted File Formats FAQ

We can accept a wide variety of file formats (below), however we prefer all files to be submitted as PDF files to minimize any font, image, text, or formatting complications.

Preparation Tips See our File Preparations Tips FAQ for details on submitting the highest quality files to eliminate extra file charges or production delays.

Accepted File Types Index
Desktop Publishing
Document Files
Presentation Files
Raster Graphics Files
Spreadsheet Files
Vector Graphics Files


Desktop Publishing Files
.INDD – Adobe InDesign
.PMD – Adobe PageMaker
.PUB – Microsoft Publisher
.AI – Adobe Illustrator


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Document Files (Text and Plain Text)
.CSV – ASCII text as comma-separated values, used in spreadsheets and database management systems
.DOC – Microsoft Word document
.DOCX – Office Open XML document
.DOT – Microsoft Word document template
.RTF – Rich Text document
.TXT – ASCII or Unicode plaintext
.XML – eXtensible Markup Language 



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Raster Graphics Files (images as a group of pixels)
.BMP – Microsoft Windows Bitmap formatted image
.CPT – Corel PHOTO-PAINT image
.GIF – CompuServe's Graphics Interchange Format
.JPG – Joint Photographic Experts Group – a lossy image format widely used to display photographic images.
.JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group – a lossy image format widely used to display photographic images.
.PDD – Adobe Photoshop Drawing
.PNG – Portable Network Graphic lossless, for display and edition of graphic images
.PSD – Adobe Photoshop Drawing
.TIF – Tagged Image File Format
.TIFF – Tagged Image File Format

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Spreadsheet Files
.CSV – Comma-Separated Values
.XLS – Microsoft Excel worksheet sheet (97–2003)
.XLSX – Office Open XML worksheet sheet


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Vector Graphics Files (graphics using geometric primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons to represent images).

.AI – Adobe Illustrator Document
.EPS – Encapsulated Postscript
.PDF – Portable Document Format


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