Submission Guidelines for Print
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Newspaper Ads
- Ad resolution is 200 dpi for photos and 800 dpi for bitmap graphics
- All Newspaper files should be set up as CMYK
- Overall ink saturation cannot exceed 260%
- Do not include crop or registration marks within PDF
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Magazine Ads
- Ad resolution is 300 dpi for photos and 1200 dpi for bitmap graphics
- All Magazine files should be set up as CMYK
- Do not include crop or registration marks within PDF
- An additional proof with crop marks can be provided to show positioning if necessary
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Public Notices / Legal Advertising
- Submissions can be made at www.ibj.com/public-notices/submissions
- For questions email legalnotices@ibj.com or call (317) 634-6200, option 7.
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All PDFs
- Need to be flattened at the highest transparency
- Settings need to be set to keep color as CMYK
- Embed all fonts
IBJ will not be held responsible for PDF files incorrectly submitted.
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Open Files
- Package your file with all the fonts and graphic elements included
- ZIP or Stuff your elements together to ensure safe transfer
Submission Guidelines for Digital
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e-Alerts
- Max file size – 100k Acceptable formats – Static GIF, JPG or PNG. No FLASH files for E-ALERTS
- All digital ads should have a border
Please provide hyperlink information associated with digital ads in the “Additional Information” field.
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IBJ.com
- Max file size – 100k
- Max animation time – 15 seconds total
- Max animation frames – 3
- Accepted file formats – GIF, JPG, PNG or HTML5
- All digital ads should have a border
Please provide hyperlink information associated with digital ads in the “Additional Information” field.