Working with an Outside Print Service

In some cases, you might design a publication that you don't print on your own printer. For instance, you create a flyer or a business card, and you want to have the publication placed on special papers using high quality inks that only a commercial printer can provide. You can use the commercial printing tools in Publisher to ready any publication for printing by a professional printer.

Two of the most important aspects of readying a publication for outside printing are to select the appropriate color scheme (so that it matches the one used by the printer) and to save embedded pictures and graphics as separate files that are linked to your publication. This is a necessity if you use a professional printer.