Welcome to the Hauge Printing help center. 

These links are here to help you make your experience with Hauge Printing an easy and enjoyable experience:

*    How to order will give you step-by-step instructions on how to prepare your files for best results.

*    Turnaround time will help you know the difference between ship date and arrival date.

*    Our handy glossary of terms will give you the definitions for the most frequently used printing terms.

*    Our frequently asked questions will give you the answers to the most common 30 or so questions.

This is the type of printing product you are ordering. Each type of printing product has a options that are specific to each type. Such as size, paper and available coating options.

This is the final trimmed dimension of your product. If you are selecting a product with available folding options such as brochures or flyers. This size is often referred to as flat size. Your finished size will be determined by the folding choice.

If your design has bleeds, please make sure that you design your artwork at least 1/2" larger in each dimension. For more tips on design and helpful templates, please visit our complete Help Center by CLICKING HERE.

This is the paper stock your project will be printed on. The numerical value refers to how thick the paper is, measure in caliper thicknesses ( point values ) or weight ( pound values ); the larger the number, the thicker the stock.

Basic weight refers to how much one ream ( 500 sheets ) weighs whereas caliper thickness refers to how thick a single sheet is in thousandths of an inch. As an example, 14pt. ( or 14 point ) is 14 thousands of inch and thicker than 12pt. 100# ( or 100-lb. ) is 100 pounds per ream and thicker than 80#.

Here are a few descriptions of the paper we offer.

• 100# Cover - Glossy cover stock. Great for flyers.
   

• 100# Text - Glossy text stock. Great for brochures.
   

• 12pt. C1S - Glossy coated stock. The 'C1S' means coated on one side. Great for business cards.
   

• 12pt. C2S - Glossy coated stock. The 'C2S' means coated on two sides. Great for business cards.
   

• 14pt. C2S - Glossy coated stock. The 'C2S' means coated on two sides. Great for thicker business cards.
   

• 80# Classic Crest - Uncoated bond stock. Great for letterhead.

This will specify the number of colors that will be printed on each side of the paper, designated by FRONT COLORS / BACK COLORS. As an example, 4/1 is four colors on the front and one on the back.

One or two color options are for 1-2 color jobs and use your color specifications. Four color printing is CMYK process printing, using the four colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black to make photo-realistic images by layering colors over each other on white paper ( additive method ). It is very important that all four color projects be designed within the CMYK gamut for accurate color representation. For more tips on design and helpful templates, please visit our complete Help Center by CLICKING HERE.

Four color projects that utilize one color back ( 4/1 ), the back 'color' is grayscale and only uses the 'K' or black channel.

This is the coating that is applied to your project to give it a professional look and feel. We offer AQ ( aqueous ) Coating or UV ( ulta-violet ) Coating. This can be applied to the front, back or both, depending on your choice of product. Certain projects may have no coating.

This is the number of pages for your project, if applicable.

This is the estimated time your project will be completed after you have approved your proof. Turnaround includes printing and finishing, BUT NOT shipping time. Some products may have more than one turnaround option for expedited service.

This is the approximate number of finished pieces for your project. Quantities may vary up to +/-10%.

This is the price for your printing without extra added options such as expedited proofs, folding, mailing services or shipping and handling.

These are the available options for shipping. Shipping rates are an estimate and may vary depending on the final finished product.

To estimate your shipping rate, enter your zip code, click the 'Get Rates' button and pull down the options to see the various rates.

Single sided is printing on front only; double sided is copying on front and back.

These are the number of books that consist of your selected number of pages. This may be bound or have covers.

Large Format products may be mounted for a sturdy final product.

Large Format products have the option to have the front side laminated for a more durable finish.

Large Format products are measured by the width ( in inches ) and height ( in inches ). For pricing, please round your projects size to the next whole inch on each dimension.

In most cases, we highly prefer a high resolution CMYK PDF file for four color printing.

How To Order

• Select Your Products

• Login and Place Order

• MyOrders Workspace

• Upload Files

• View and Approve Proof

• Send to Press

Select Your Products

Select the item or items you wish to order, including options such as proofing, turnaround time and quantity. The price will calculate automatically.

When you have selected the options you wish, click the "Add to Shopping Cart" button.

In the Shopping Cart, click “Place Order" to check out or "Continue Shopping" to add additional items to your cart.

Login and Place Order

When you place your order, you will be prompted to enter your e-mail address and password. If you have previously ordered from Hauge Printing, the information used on your last order — excluding credit card information — will be pre-filled. If you are a new customer, enter your contact information and the billing and shipping addresses.

MyOrders Workspace

After your order has been submitted, you will be directed to MyOrders, which includes three main areas: My Orders, My Files and Upload Files.

Upload Your Files

Click the Upload Files tab in MyOrders. Click the button marked, “Browse…” on the first upload box. Locate and select the file you wish to upload. If you want to upload additional files, click “Browse…” button on the second and third upload boxes. Once you have selected your files, click the “Begin Upload” button.

Please note: Your files will upload much faster if you first compress them using a program such as Stuffit Deluxe from Aladdin Systems (“Macintosh”) or WinZip (“PC”). Be sure to include all photos, illustrations, graphics and fonts in your "compressed" file.

View and Approve Proof

If you have selected a PDF proof, and you have uploaded your files to our system, you will receive that proof by email.

Note: Because of the CMYK to RGB conversion process, online image previews do not 100% accurately portray color

Our system rips your file into a print ready PDF upon upload. This means text is rasterized at 1152 dpi. When you display rasterized text on a monitor, it does not anti-alias. The result is that the edges of text look jagged in the preview at 72 or 96 dpi.

If you have concerns about how your files will print, please print these files on your home/office printer. The colors will not be accurate, but you should see crisp edges on your text as well as the placement of all fonts and other image elements.

If you are concerned about your file preparation, please order a hardcopy proof.

Send To Press

Approve your job so we may begin production. This will begin your turnaround time. No changes to your job may be made after you send it to press.

It's easy to prepare your files for digital offset printing. We've created a workflow for each of the top design applications to get your files smoothly to our digital offset printing presses.  

The goal of each workflow is simple: To create files, in industry standard formats, that aren't dependent on the application, fonts or other separate design elements used to create your final artwork. We accept the following file formats: .TIF, .JPG, .PDF, .EPS and .PSD.  All file formats must have bitmap resolutions of 300dpi for pictures/photos and 600dpi for everything else.  The files must also have embedded or outlined fonts.  

We've learned that by streamlining the Prepress process we're able to pass significant savings on to you, the customer. It also bypasses common pitfalls associated with preparing digital artwork for print: embedded fonts and images won't shift, get lost or render incorrectly, and as your printer, we're unable to alter your job in any way. It puts you in control. 

Follow our General Guidelines and Application Workflow Instructions below and we can guarantee you'll be proud of our collaboration. Note that we cannot process orders that do not meet the minimum requirements.

Imported Art and Images

Specifications for importing images into your design application.              

Printing With Bleeds

Specifications for layouts with bleeds with special notes for Flyers and Envelopes