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title: "Do I need to send the InDesign file or is a PDF enough for printing?"
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# Do I need to send the InDesign file or is a PDF enough for printing?

A properly exported PDF is all you normally need. It carries your fonts, images, and layout in one self-contained file, so the original InDesign document i

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