Newsprint Specifications

This page is intended to provide advertisers and graphic designers with all the information needed to provide a “print ready” advertisement for newsprint.

If you do not have a design resource that can meet these design specifications, The Gazette does include free graphic design for most advertisements running within a Gazette newsprint publication.

Please allow a minimum of 24-48 hours in advance of final ad deadline for ad design services.

Key Specifications Required:

Print ready ads should meet all these specifications to be considered ready for print.

File Type

PDF

Resolution

300 dpi
dots per inch

Fonts

embed
or convert all fonts
to outlines

Color Space

CMYK

Black Setting

100% black only
(no rich/full color black)

Vector Graphics

flatten complex vectors

Size

double-check size