Printing Guides Written by People Who Print Every Day
The 4OVER4.COM library of 1,700+ guides is where you learn how to get a print job right the first time. Every guide is written around the questions customers ask before ordering: which paper stock fits the job, how to set up a file with 0.125 inch of bleed at 300 DPI in CMYK, what a soft touch or spot UV finish feels like in hand, and how sizes, folds and coatings change the result, so you can move from idea to a print-ready order.
Start with the fundamentals if you are new to print: file setup, color modes, resolution and bleed. Then go product-deep with dimension and template guides for business cards, postcards, banners, stickers, booklets and more. Each guide connects straight to the product it covers, so when you are ready, the next step is one click away.
How the guides are organized
Guides are grouped by topic so you can browse the way you think: layout and file setup, paper and stock selection, sizes and dimensions, finishes and techniques, step-by-step creation, comparisons, pricing and shipping. Every category page lists its newest guides first, and every guide links to related reading so one answer leads naturally to the next.
Written from the print floor
These are not generic articles. They reflect how jobs actually run through production at 4OVER4.COM: what causes a file to bounce in preflight, why blues can print purple, when a heavier stock is worth it, and how turnaround choices affect delivery. When a guide recommends a spec, it is the same spec our prepress team would give you on a call.
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