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Here are some key formatting practices that will ensure you get the best results with your uploaded publications:

Format your PDF (using Adobe Acrobat ®)

• All the pages must be merged in one file
• Single page cropped (no double page spreads) and remove all crop marks
• All page sizes must be consistent with a maximum surface area of 400 square inches (20inch X 20inch)
• All pages must be in the same orientation. Either in Portrait or in Landscape mode
• All pages must be in the correct order.  You will not be able to re-order the pages post upload (although you can replace pages post upload)
• Do not include security settings
• Avoid text as images. Only use "real" text (FONTS) so your digital edition looks sharp even on zoom and can be found by search engines
• Embed ALL fonts in your publication - Use fonts that are installed on your system AND are permitted to be embedded ( - avoid CID type fonts - )
• All the layers on each page of the PDF should be merged and flattened
• Flatten all transparencies
• No embedded scripts, media(video/audio) or buttons will be maintained post upload to the system
• PDF Comments will NOT be shown after upload
• 500MB maximum filesize
• 1000 pages maximum
• Create links and bookmarks. Your digital edition will maintain links and create articles from bookmarks post upload to our system. We even support nested bookmarks!  (NOTE ON BOOKMARKS - Make sure you are linking to a page number and not a Named Destination.)Of course you can use our AUTOLINK tool to create links from URLs as well. 
  NOTE: Number of links supported by system is a Maximum of 20,000 and high link volume in a converted PDF can affect Issue performance.
• Remember that your file must be saved in Adobe® PDF (up to version 1.6) with standard settings

• Avoid low quality images by saving in at least 200 dpi resolution
• Our system by default downsamples all images to 125DPI, however you can increase that to 150 or 200DPI at the title level
• See this article for more information about setting the DPI level
• If you find there are conversion problems with your PDF post upload, you may need to use Force Vectorization option for your title
• This is a private beta tool right now so please contact support if you are interested in this option
• More information about Forced Vectorization here
• Gradient Conversions
• If you see any problems with gradients post conversion, and the above forced vector/engine options to not work you can try to Print to PDF from Adobe Acrobat using the Adobe PDF print plugin
  
  
• We do not recommend binding multiple PDF files into one PDF file.

• Also check this post which contains a link to an Adobe® article on a known issue with clipping lines appearing in your PDF

For further instructions on how to edit your PDF file, here are some helpful links:

• Creating Bookmarks in Adobe Acrobat (version 7.0+)
• Create Links in Adobe Acrobat (version 7.0+)
• Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Standard Help File

You can also check out this blog post with other good practices for formatting a PDF.

• Avoid low quality images by saving in at least 200 dpi resolution
• Our system by default downsamples all images to 125DPI, however you can increase that to 150 or 200DPI at the title level
• See this article for more information about setting the DPI level
• If you find there are conversion problems with your PDF post upload, you may need to use Force Vectorization option for your title
• This is a private beta tool right now so please contact support if you are interested in this option
• More information about Forced Vectorization here
• Gradient Conversions
• If you see any problems with gradients post conversion, and the above forced vector/engine options to not work you can try to Print to PDF from Adobe Acrobat using the Adobe PDF print plugin