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type: faq
title: "What file setup requirements do I need to meet for my order?"
description: "Send single pages in reading order, not printer spreads, add bleed to every page, flatten transparencies and embed or outline fonts before export."
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# What file setup requirements do I need to meet for my order?

Print files are easiest to process when each page is a single, correctly ordered page with bleed added. Submit single pages, one per file page, in reading order (reader pagination) so nothing lands out of sequence. Do not send printer spreads or two-up layouts unless the product asks for them. Add bleed to every page, not just the first. Flatten transparencies and embed or outline fonts before exporting. Setting files up this way keeps pages in the right order and prevents surprises at trim.

Send single pages in reading order, not printer spreads, add bleed to every page, flatten transparencies and embed or outline fonts before export.

[Order Standard Booklets](https://www.4over4.com/product/booklets)

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