3M Trim-Line of Nova Scotia

When preparing and submitting electronic artwork on a disk or via e-mail, please observe the following guidelines so that we are able to process your order as efficiently as possible. Our graphics department is set up on a cross-platform Macintosh and Windows network. If you are creating your artwork on either platform, please use one of the preferred software programs listed below to increase the likelihood of a successful output.

When preparing artwork . . .
Our art department can accept files from virtually all professional publishing and graphics software. However, we cannot accept any electronic art that has been created using these programs: Word Perfect, Claris Works or Microsoft Works. If you have artwork that was created using one of these programs, please contact us to discuss an alternative solution. All artwork must either be saved as grayscale, bitmap or cmyk and at a minimum of 300 dpi or in some cases 100 dpi will be sufficient depending on the application. Please send the files in the format they were created in.

Adobe CS3
Adobe Illustrator CS3
QuarkXpress
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Corel Draw X3
Corel Paint X3

Include all elements used to create the document, such as:

Any TIFF files within the document
Any EPS files within the document
All fonts, including both printer and screen fonts
All Mac files must have fonts converted to curves / outlines.

In multi-SPOT color, documents must use colors from the Pantone Matching System (PMS) Library.

When sending artwork via e-mail or Disk. . .

Our e-mail address is: saucoin@trimlineeast.ca
Please fax your confirming order and a hard copy of the artwork for our reference.
Please include in the e-mail message, your name, company name, and project/item name.
Files larger than 5MB must be sent via CD or DVD
Please contact Operations to obtain a username and password for FTP access.

Serge Aucoin (saucoin@trimlineeast.ca)
Operations Manager
3M Trim-Line \ United Sign
21 Raddall Avenue
Dartmouth N.S. B3B 1L4
ph.902-468-8746
fax.902-468-6846

When sending artwork on disk . . .
Please enclose a hard copy of the artwork and your confirming order along with the disk, as well as information about how to contact you. Disk formats we can accept:

CD or DVD