Letterheads for clients
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- inhaler97
Question.
Client wants a letter head. Doesnt want to print stationary, but for use with MSword.
Do you export it from illustrator for word? make it a template through word?
Thanks in advanced.
- Llyod0
word
- airey0
whenever i've done it i either place jpegs into the header and footer areas OR place a fullpage jpeg in the background as a 'watermark'.
the header and footer areas are editable through some menu item there. can't remember exactly.
you can place background images as 'watermarks' or 'backgound images' and strangely enough the 'background image' doesn't work for shit. it either repeats or enlarges the image uncontrollably.
- akrokdesign0
that means insert logo, which for some reason can't be hi-res.
you could stuff this things in the footnote and what ever the bottom part was called now.
- horton0
honestly just export an 8.5x11 jpeg of the blank letterhead page and tell them to place it into word.
- do it yourself for them, that's called 'client service'.airey
- don't do thisdoesnotexist
- inhaler970
Word thanks a million.
Had that running in my head for a long time, and I think i may just cross the line with a client.
I like the idea of shaming them to print stationary. Just looks cleaner.
- airey0
forget the crap above from what seem like morons or at the very least are offer opinion with no actual knowledge.
1. do the work yourself, it's called customer service.
2. place jpegs. they are supported across platforms with previews included. software independent.
3. supply the word files + the jpegs so the client can, if they want, create Microsoft Office Templates / Stationary within the app and it's supported libraries.
- Airey Jpg are Jpg and CS is good for it..what are you talking about?Doorman
- jbranda0
if the logo doesn't have any blends, or is not 4-color and your type is now art (vector outlines), go with importing it as a "gif", to avoid bitmapping when printing.
- airey0
also, try for the printed stuff also, that way you can tell them they have any eventuality covered.
- JayCee0
just design it all in WORD
- Llyod0
airey you said exactly what the "morons" said. I would bet a hundred dollars that you're a hack.
- Doorman0
^ + 100
- tory0
the worst projects. ever.
- airey0
lloyd, you said place photoshop files so i'd assume you meant psds. the client can't do anything with those files without photoshop. also, across platforms, psd previews often don't work. meaning that you are supplying a solution that's problematic at best.
doorman, my apologies, i missed the mention of the jpgs. you did however say that the client could "Cust needs to just open CS and job done...". how exactly do they open CS? or do you mean they open the jpegs? you make comment about my spelling and wording yet that statement of yours is confusing to say the least.
hack, moi? very probably but i'll try to limp through.
- doesnotexist0
you can do anything really - I've done this a lot for clients.
Just design the artwork in Illustrator and save it as a GIF, then bring it into Word and fix the margins and all that.
- then I give them the word file as a write-protected file so they have to resave it everytime they use itdoesnotexist
- doesnotexist0
JUST the artwork piece, move it around on the page in Word by adjusting the margins. it's really easy - just annoying.
- doesnotexist0
OR why don't you give them a PDF with text fields they can edit?
- this is for business man. pdfs? you serious?airey
- absolutelydoesnotexist
- MrT0
Please people, it's stationEry.
Although the idea of a Word letterhead is definitely not going anywhere.