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Submitting files electronically

Please use our Web submission form to submit your ad file(s) electronically. Please ensure that you have converted your ad to the Portable Document Format (PDF) and that it does not exceed 15 Mb in size.

For help minimizing the filesize of your ad PDF, see our Adobe Acrobat Distiller settings page.

We make every effort to make the process of placing an ad with the News & Record as easy and simple as possible. We want to work with you to reproduce your ads in the highest possible quality. There are many formats for file transfer in today's computer age, but we feel Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document File) is the best format for sending and receiving ads.

If you are new to advertising, check out our News & Record ... Marketing Planbook. It will guide you through the various aspects of planninga basic ad campaign. For more information, contact us.

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Production Guidelines

Ad Preferences
These are the settings preferred by the News & Record.

Mechanical Specifications
Column widths for Standard and Tabloid pages.

Photoshop Settings
Recommended settings to ensure the highest quality on our presses.

Acrobat Distiller Settings
Settings for Distiller when processing your PostScript file into a PDF.

House Pictures
Tips and best practices for taking and sending pictures of houses for use in real estate publications.

 

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Benefits of Adobe Acrobat
Our electronic ad files can only be received in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Adobe compresses your file and reproduces your art and type in the highest of quality. Producing your ads in Adobe Acrobat saves on electronic transfer time and also gives you the option to compress files, saving storage space on your system.

This does not apply to REAL ESTATE PHOTOS, COMPANY LOGOS or CLIPART. We will accept tiff, gif, or jpeg for these files.

 

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Sending Electronic Files

  • Adobe Acrobat Distiller Software
  • WinZip, Stuffit or some other file compression software for sending large tif, gif, or jpeg files.

Please Note: The News & Record requires that advertisers submit ads in the Adobe™ Portable Document Format (PDF). Files submitted through this form are limited to 15 Mb in size. If your ad is larger than 15 Mb, please contact us to arrange for transfer.

See our preferences page for additional information.

We have been experiencing email delivery issues which may prevent us from receiving ad creatives submitted through this interface. As we work to resolve these issues, we ask that you call us at (336) 373-7000 or (800) 553-6880 to make arrangements for transmitting your ad to us through alternate channels. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for the inconvenience.
You and Your Company   Your Ad


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last name *

company *

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area code *
number *
ext.
phone number

email address *

month
day
year
first run date

columns
inches
ad size

sales rep. (if known)
complete ad
component

comments

locate your file (PDF only, 15 Mb Max) *
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Alternative Methods:

AP ADSEND: an independent service of the Associated Press. Call 1-800-223-7363. Our AP ADSEND address is NCGRE.

For more information:

:AP AdSEND

FastChannel

AdTransit.com



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