User guides

Much of the work done by the GWG is quite technical in nature. These user guides have been written by the different subcommittees to communicate those technical details to a wider audience. Where relevant and possible the GWG also offers white papers and documentation from other sources.

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9 reasons to preflight

It is increasingly important to ensure that files created on the Canva platform meet professional production standards. This guide offers clear,…
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Generating PDF using Adobe Express

Adobe Express® is becoming increasingly popular in in-house printing offices, marketing and even communications offices. Therefore, the Ghent…
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PDF/X Output Intents

If a document is submitted for printing as a PDF/X file, the intended printing condition must be recorded in the file as an “output intent” structure.
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PDF/VT: Overview and Practice

PDF/VT is an ISO PDF standard (ISO 16612-2:2010) developed to offer the reliability and predictability of a PDF/X workflow specifically for variable…
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Transparency Best Practices

This document is intended to aid designers in better understanding native transparency, and provides best practices that can be used to help avoid…
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PDF/X Workflow

This PDF/X workflow document explains what the differences in your workflow need to be between 1v4 and GWG2015 and how you can best take advantage of…
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PDF/X FAQ

Hybrid Software Helix (previously called Global Graphics) allowed us to make their PDF/X – frequently asked questions document available on our…
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PDF standards FAQ

If you work with PDF documents, chances are that sooner or later you’re going to come in contact with PDF standards. You might knowingly save a PDF…
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PDF creation from Affinity

We are excited to announce the release of our latest user guide designed to help you create professional PDF files using Affinity software. This…

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