If you're using Adobe Illustrator to create your document, hooray for you! Illustrator makes the process of preparing, sending, and working with documents easier for all of us. With just a few simple steps you can get your document ready for us here at Wes-Tex and we'll be happily on our way to processing your order.

Your goal (and our goal, too) with Illustrator is to convert your document and save it as an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file. Fortunately, Adobe Illustrator makes this process fairly simple.

Converting to Outlines

First you want to make sure everything about your document looks OK. When you've finished creating the document and you're satisfied with it, go to the top of the screen and, under the Edit pull-down menu, click on Select All . Make sure that every part of your document (graphics and type) is now selected.

Now go to the Type menu and select Create Outlines . This should convert everything in your document to outlines (artwork) so that all text is treated as a graphic rather than type. Before moving on, make sure that this is the case. If not, repeat the process.

Saving as Illustrator EPS

Now that you're ready to save your work, go to the File menu and click on Save As . The "save" screen will appear and you'll be asked to name the file. You will also see a "save as type" option, and there you need to select "Illustrator EPS." Once you've named the file, save it.

The document has now been saved as an EPS file, and all you have to do is send this file on to us at Wes-Tex. See "Final Steps".