PRINT PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST

Project: ____________________
File: _______________________
Finished size / units: ____________________
Provider specification: ____________________

[ ] Source file: Use the original or final full-resolution export, and record its actual width and height in pixels.

[ ] Finished size: Confirm width, height, units and portrait or landscape orientation against the product specification.

[ ] Visible opening: Check whether a frame lip, mat, fold or binding reduces the area the viewer will see.

[ ] Crop or borders: Choose fit or fill and inspect faces, text and important details near every edge.

[ ] Effective PPI: Calculate density at the final placement size after cropping; compare with the provider’s requirement.

[ ] Bleed and safe area: Use the provider’s specified allowances. Keep trim, outside bleed and the inside safe area separate.

[ ] File format: Confirm the lab accepts the exported format; calculator support is not a printer compatibility list.

[ ] Color instructions: Follow the provider’s profile and color-handling instructions; dimension checks do not inspect color.

[ ] Saved export: Reopen the actual saved file and verify its dimensions, orientation, edges and visible artifacts.

[ ] Print settings: Check paper, scaling and any automatic borderless enlargement. Avoid applying an unintended second fit.

[ ] Proof: For important work, inspect an appropriate proof at the intended scale before ordering the full run.

[ ] Handoff record: Keep the exact export, specification, crop decision and numerical calculation with your order notes.

A planning worksheet, not print approval. Verify the actual exported file and provider requirements.