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Get a better understanding of prepress procedures for preparing digital files for printing. Take a look at the terminology of prepress, especially as it applies to desktop publishing. Get definitions, examples, and tutorials.

Alpha Index of All Desktop Publishing Terms

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Camera Ready
prepress term
Center Marks
prepress term
Choke
printing term
CMYK
prepress and printing term
Colophon
prepress and printing term
Color Key
prepress - proof
Creep Allowance
prepress and printing term
Creep
printing term
Crop Marks
prepress term
Crop, Cropping
prepress and printing term
Cyan
prepress and printing term
Knockout
printing term
LPI
printing term
Magenta
prepress and printing term
Prepress Proof
prepress - proof
Proof
prepress term
Separations
prepress and printing term
Spread
layout and printing term
Trapping
printing term
Varnish
finishing term
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