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Camera Ready / Email Copy	Fax Orders	Repeat Orders
Change or Cancelled Order	Foil Stamping	Student Artwork
Coating	Laminating	Returns
Ink Colors	Printing Areas	Right to Promotion
Exact Repeats	Proofs	Tri-Panel Punch Panels
		Text Copy Preparation

Camera Ready / Email Copy

We accept camera-ready copy for your folder, but we ask that this copy be sent on clean, white paper typed in very black ink. We may have to reduce the copy to fit our predetermined copy areas. Also, please clearly indicate that your folder copy is camera-ready, otherwise it will be recreated by the typesetting department. On folders, there is no additional charge for typesetting on English text. Please contact a customer service representative for e-mail instructions.

Change or Cancelled Order

Changes to orders in process may or may not require additional cost and are determined on an individual basis. Cancellation after your order is in process will require payment for actual work performed (to be determined by Progress Publications).

Coating

This is a thin, liquid coating which adds high gloss and weather resistance to the folder. The front and back cover and the inside pockets are coated. However, if you will be writing on the pockets, you may want to request not to have your pockets coated.

Ink Colors

Our Standard Ink Colors are shown on the design options page. You will notice that white is not listed as a color. This is because all our paper is white; therefore, white is not an ink color. All text and graphics which appear inside and on the back cover of your folder will be printed in the imprint color, which is why some ink colors cannot be used as imprint colors.
On two-color folders and Stock Designs, the imprint color will always be the darker of the two colors.
For Front Covers: The Imprint Color is the color you choose to appear on your one-color folder or the color of the text and graphic on a Stock Design folder. The Background Color is not applicable on a one-color folder. On a Stock Design, the Background Color is the color of the design. On two-color front covers, “imprint” and “background” may not apply. Always indicate on your graphic where you would like your colors to be placed.

Exact Repeats

Proofs are not available on orders that do not require any copy changes (i.e., exact repeats).

Fax Orders

Faxed orders are only accepted on unimprinted items or exact repeat orders. If you choose to fax your order, please be sure to follow up that it was received in our office. Progress Publications cannot process orders with incomplete billing or shipping information.

Foil Stamping

Feel free to create your own custom foil design. Custom foil up to 36 contiguous square inches is included in the “LAMINATED with FOIL” price. For areas over 36 sq. in. and less than 49 sq. in., add $134.80 to the “LAMINATED with FOIL” price. These prices cover die rental only. All dies remain the property of Progress Publications.

*Foil stamping is not available on assignment planners.

Laminating

Laminated folders are covered on the front and back outside panels. This film enhances not only the beauty of the folder but its durability as well. Keeping the pockets free of lamination allows you to write on them if necessary.

Printing Areas

Front Cover: Normal front cover setup is included in the price of our folders. Stock designs (Full-Color Ritefolders, Full-Color Rules Handlers, and Stock Ritefolders) have limited areas available for your school imprint. Please include a copy of your mascot if you wish one used where available. We will size your mascot to fit the area available. Custom designs allow you to use the entire cover area for your school imprint. You may use one of these styles, modify a style, or completely design your own cover. Send us a clear drawing in black and white and our art department will prepare the final artwork.

Reverse Front Cover: Reverses are created by making the background your chosen color and your mascot/graphic and text white. It is not necessary to send reversed artwork as our staff will reverse it for you at no additional charge. Artwork, especially that containing screens (shades of colors), may not look good as a reverse; requesting a proof of a reversed cover is highly suggested.

Back Cover: Back cover copy preparation is included in the price of all folders, stock or custom (except Rite-Quick folders).Floor plans are popular items to include on the back cover and will be prepared by our art department if you supply a clear black on white copy . Please ensure that all room numbers and titles are legible and correct.

Inside Pockets: Copy preparation for the inside pockets is also included in the price of all folders, stock or custom (except Rite-Quick folders).

You may submit your own copy or select from our stock pockets. It is also possible for us to modify, to your liking, any of the stock pockets. Please indicate your choice of stock pockets in the area provided on the order form.

Inside Above Pockets: Copy preparation for the area above the inside pockets is included in the “B-Handbook Folders” price listed with each applicable folder. Inside printing is not available on Rite-Quick folders.

Proofs

It is often difficult to visualize what a completed product will look like; therefore, upon your request, we will send you a proof of your copy prior to your requested shipping date. (Proofs not available on camera-ready copy or exact repeats.) It is important that you proofread this copy before accepting it. After your approval of the proof, we will accept no responsibility for any typographical errors. It is not necessary for you to return the proof to us unless extensive alterations are made. Just call our toll-free number, and we will take your corrections right over the phone or respond via e-mail. Of course we will correct all our typographical errors free of charge. However, if you make alterations from your original copy, the charge will be an additional $3.25 per column inch. Since we realize school boards love to change policies after you have sent us copy, we allow you three column inches of alterations at no charge.

If you are ordering in the summer, please make sure you identify where you want your proof to be sent. If you will not be at the school, please provide your home or other address, and we will send it there. If we do not get a telephone response to our proof, your order will be placed on hold. This will result in a delay of your scheduled shipment date thus nullifying the guaranteed date. If you are not available to receive and/or review your proof, we do not assume responsibility for late shipment.

please note: If you request a proof, we cannot accept a Post Office Box as the proof’s destination. Since we send our proofs via overnight delivery, we must have a street address.
We discourage the use of fax proofs due to decreased readability.

Repeat Orders

If you are reordering a similar style folder, please indicate minor changes directly on a copy of your existing folder. If a major area needs changing, cross out the area and place a number, using a black marker, next to that area. On a separate sheet of paper, submit the new or corrected text copy you wish to appear in that area, numbered correspondingly. To delete major areas, cross those areas out.

Please do not submit your entire folder copy without noting the location of any changes in your text. This will delay your order, unless your new copy is provided electronically.

Student Artwork

Signed artwork cannot be duplicated without permission from the artist. Please include permission with your order to avoid any delays.

Returns

Returns will be accepted for unimprinted items only and only within 60 days of invoice. No returns will be accepted on imprinted items.

Right to Promotion

We reserve the right to use, in our advertising, any items we produce, unless you specify otherwise, in writing, at the time you place your order.

Tri-Panel Punch Panels

These three punch-out cards are located on the right detachable inside flap of tri-panels. Suggested uses include student ID card, personal information card, calendar, sports schedules, discount cards, library cards, etc. The flap and cards are perforated and cannot be replaced by a pocket with regular pocket copy.

Text Copy Preparation

Text copy preparation for typesetting is easy. Progress Publications can accept your text copy in the following forms: • typewritten pages; • previously published materials • computer disk along with a hard copy or e-mail. Handwritten copy is not acceptable, although short, legible changes written in margins or between paragraphs is acceptable. The prices apply to English text only; for additional information, please call our office.
Typewritten Pages: When submitting your text copy on typewritten pages, please remember to number the pages and to place the copy in the order you wish it to appear on the folder.

Previously Published Materials: There is no need to retype already published materials. Just insert those items, indicating the proper order, with your other copy. Using copy from a folder prepared by someone other than Progress Publications is allowed as long as the material is not copyrighted. We will not reproduce any copyrighted folder or graphic without written permission of the copyright holder. Keep in mind that often when you see a copyright symbol it is for front cover design only and does not apply to the inside text copy. In most cases, you have paid a separate charge for the typesetting and therefore own the rights to that copy.

Computer Disks / Email: You may send us your copy on a disk or e-mail. However, if you request a proof, you must still read the information for accuracy. All electronic files must be accompanied by a hard copy. Any graphics sent on disks must be original files. For example, if you send your copy in a program such as Microsoft Word or Appleworks, we cannot read graphics embedded in those files. The graphics must be sent in their original file format. Also you must send us your fonts (screen and printer fonts) or send approval for us to replace any of your fonts which we do not have.

Approximate Amount of Text Copy: All copy sent to us is resized by our staff to fit the available text areas. Please use the following guidelines to estimate the amount of copy you may submit. If you submit more or less than the text copy suggested below, the size of the printed copy will be affected.

Each folder panel (inside left, right, or back) will hold approximately two pages of text sent to us on 81/2" x 11" typewritten or computer printed paper, single-spaced, using one-inch margins and pica (10 pt.) type.

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