Material Specifications

Paper Stock: 70# Gloss Coated

Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875 inches

Editorial Page Size: 3-columns, each 2.25 inches wide.
2-column, each 3.5 inches wide. Depth is 9.75 inches.

Digital materials only. Film is not accepted.

File Requirements: Macintosh (preferred) or PC format.
Materials may be submitted as Adobe InDesign, Quark
XPress, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand,
or Adobe Photoshop. All submissions must include
fonts with files. (More details available upon request.)

Graphic Programs: Create or edit graphic files in one of
these programs:
• Adobe Photoshop (3.0 - 7)
• Adobe Illustrator (6.0 - 10)
• Macromedia Freehand (7.0 - 10)
• Programs not listed are not accepted.

Save the graphic as one of these formats:
• TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) – for Bitmap/Pixel
Images
• EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) – for Clipping-Paths,
Duotones, Vector Illustrations

Formats not listed, as well as any Microsoft product including
Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher are not
accepted.

PDF Files: Properly prepared Adobe Acrobat PDF files are
acceptable. Please contact NETA for further specifications
before these files are submitted.

Color: All color is run 4-color process. If a specific PMS ink
color is requested/required additional fees will apply.

Photographs: For optimum quality all digital photos should
be 300 dpi resolution at 100% used size. Lower resolution may
result in substandard image quality.

NETA is not responsible for reproduction quality of
materials submitted, and advertiser will be billed for any
alterations necessary to bring materials up to production
standards.

Material Release: Digital files will be kept on hand for three
years. Any requested changes from issue to issue must occur
to the digital file.