The deadlines for inclusion in the Oak Brook Civic Association's monthly newsletter are:

Commitment to place advertisement: emailed to Customer Care by 15th day of the preceeding month

Copy for Sheer Graphics to create artwork at additional cost: 15th day of the preceeding month

Ready-to-Print digital files submitted using this online order form: 22nd day of the preceeding month

Payment is required with order and before publication.

Send check payable to the Oak Brook Civic Association to the Sheer Graphics' address below - before publication.

Overview:

Below is an overview of the steps needed to send an advertisement.

Click this link and Register as an advertiser. Then click the 'Send Files & Orders' tab and reselect this order form.

Download our print driver - scroll down to the 'Submitting Your Artwork' section below.

Create your advertisement, black & white only, in an application program such as Microsoft's Word, Publisher, QuarkXpress, Adobe's InDesign or Illustrator.

Note the mechanical requirements and preparation hints below.

When satisfied advertisement is correctly prepared, open the document and print your advertisement to our
virtual desktop printer 'Sheer Graphics' - a second window will open 'Next Printing Step:'

Select 'Advertising Order - Oak Brook Civic Association newsletter, page 2'

Complete the required contact, advertisement size & placement information.

Click 'Send' button - wait until 'Transfer Complete!' window appears.

Check and approve your online proof, or reject the proof and print a new file.

After sending, use the 'Save Corrections' button to correct information about your order.

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Advertising Rates
for Ready-to-Print digital files:

Full page: $300.00

1/2 page: $150.00

1/3 page: $100

1/6 page: $50.00 • Larger Size – Same Price
For personal announcements and other momentous occasions only:

1/12 page: $25.00

Design fees are additional

Creating Your Advertisement

Mechanical Requirements:

Create artwork in black & white or grayscale only. Artwork containing color will be converted to B&W with possible loss of readability.

For print-ready artwork submitted online the document and the output paper size MUST be created at a custom size of:

Full page: 7.5” wide x 10” high

1/2 page: 7.5” wide x 4.9” high

1/3 page: 4.9” wide x 4.9” high

1/6 page: 2.4” wide x 4.9” high
For personal announcements and other momentous occasions only:

1/12 page: 2.4” wide x 2.45” high

This is the maximum printable area.
Other document and output paper sizes such as 8-1/2" x 11" will not fit.
Missing copy or excess white space around your proof is the result.

Example: In Microsoft Word to create the custom document size for a half page advertisement:
File >Page Setup... >Margins, Header & Footer = 0" (zero)
File >Page Setup... >Paper Size >Custom Size >Width = 7.5" >Height = 4.9" >Orientation 'Portrait'

and to create the custom output paper size:
File >Print >pull-down ‘Sheer Graphics’ >Properties >Paper/Quality >Advanced >Paper Size >PostScript Custom Page Size >Width = 7.5" >Height = 4.9"

Advertisements are printed in black only.

••• Artwork containing color will be converted to B&W grayscale with loss of contrast and possibly its readability •••
Graphic files should be prepared as grayscale only and will be printed at 150 l.p.i. on uncoated offset paper.

Submitting Your Artwork

Sending a print-ready PDF

If you already have a PDF file prepared according to the above specifications, then you can use this order form Send File Only. You will not see a proof however. Please tell us the issue in which you want this PDF advertisement printed.

If you do not have a print-ready PDF, you may use our print driver below.

Print Driver & Usage Instructions

Using our print driver, you can "print" your job to us directly from your computer. Simply download our 'Sheer Graphics' print driver below, and follow the instructions. It's easy!

Open your document (e.g. Word, Publisher or InDesign file), then select the File menu's Print option (just like printing to your inkjet or laser printer). Select the 'Sheer Graphics' printer and click OK or Print. That's it!

Reselect 'Advertising Order - Oak Brook Civic Association Newsletter, page 2', complete or correct your contact information, enter your advertisement requirements and click 'Send'.

Click on the printer icon below to download 'Sheer Graphics' print driver and 'Launch' web helper.

    

    Questions? Please call Sheer Graphics Inc. at (630) 654-4422.
    Already downloaded our print driver?
    Just select 'Sheer Graphics' in the File menu's Print option window.