Use the Pack and Go Wizard to save a file for commercial printing

The Pack and Go Wizards pack a publication and its linked files into a single file that you can take to a commercial printer, to a photo shop, or to another computer to be edited. Using the Pack and Go Wizard ensures that you'll have the files necessary in the format required to hand off the completed publication to someone who can work with or view it.

The Pack and Go Wizard packs the publication differently, depending on the destination you choose.

What the Pack and Go Wizard does

When you pack a publication to take to a commercial printer, you have the option for the Pack and Go Wizard to save your publication as a compressed Publisher file and as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file.

A commercial printer can use a PDF file to print your finished publication, provided it needs little or no correction. If you find errors after you hand off the publication to the commercial printing service, the commercial printer can make limited changes to the PDF file.

For example, a commercial printer can correct pictures but not text or fonts. The compressed Publisher file produced by the Pack and Go Wizard includes all of the files a commercial printer needs to make corrections and produce the final files for printing.

When you use the Pack and Go Wizard to save your publication, the wizard does the following:

• Runs the Design Checker to detect any problems and helps you correct them.
• Updates the links to linked graphics.
• Includes the linked graphics files in the packed publication.
• Embeds TrueType fonts in your publication.
• Creates a list of any fonts that the wizard can't embed.
• Creates a report of any problems with linked graphics.
• Gives you the option to print a composite proof.

Pack your publication for commercial printing

1. Click File >Export >Save for a Commercial Printer.

• If you'll be using an offset printing service, select Commercial Press.
• If you'll be using a high-end copy shop, select High quality printing.
• Standard and Minimum size are additional options designed for online distribution or on-screen display only.

Note: If you make changes to your publication after you pack your files, be sure to run the Pack and Go Wizard again so that the changes are included in the publication that you take to your commercial printing service.

Unpack and open Publisher files for a commercially printed publication

To unpack a publication on a single disk or network drive, do the following:

1. In Microsoft Windows Explorer, double-click the .zip or .pdf file.
2. Type the path to the folder where you want to save the unpacked files, or browse to a folder, and then click OK.
3. To open the publication in Publisher, navigate to the folder that contains the files, and then double-click the file with PNG in the name and a .pub extension (for example, publication1PNG.pub).

Note: Fonts that are embedded in the unpacked publication can be loaded on the new computer, but they can be used only by the publication in which they are embedded.