In some cases, attaching files to an email message
will
yield unpredictable results. Uploading files to our FTP
Site is an easy and inexpensive way to send files
to
Alpha Press, as well as the most reliable form of
electronic
submission. You must have a program that
will access ftp sites in order to send your files
this way.
Shareware is readily available. For Macintosh, we
recommend Transmit or Fetch. For IBM/clones,
we suggest WS_FTP.
Sections:
Before you access the ftp site, compress the files
you want to send us into one file using Stuffit or PKZip. Be sure to
include your main layout file, any placed graphic or eps files and all
of the fonts used in the job (including all screen and printer fonts).
It is also helpful to include a basic read me text file listing all the
files you have compressed and any special instructions for your job.
Send an email to your salesperson alerting
him or her of the job, and attach a PDF that represents the final
layout file.
If you're an old hand at uploading files to ftp
sites, use the following setup to access
the site:
Host: ftp.alphapress.org
User ID: fprotocol
Directory: leave blank
If you experience any problems, please contact your
salesperson.
Because of the wide variety of ftp programs
available, we cannot explain exactly how to do this for the program you
may have. If you have a Macintosh and Transmit or Fetch, please scroll
to that section.
The following basic steps hold true in almost any
ftp program:
1. Send an email to your salesperson alerting him/her
of the job, and attach a PDF
that represents the final
layout.
2. Compress the files you want to send us into one
file using Stuffit or PKZip. Be sure to include your
main
layout file, any placed graphic or eps files and
all of the fonts
used in the job (including all screen
and printer fonts).
3. Open your ftp access software.
4. Access our ftp site by typing in the following
information using your program's format:
Host: ftp.alphapress.org
User ID: fprotocol
Directory: leave blank
5. Use "Automatic" or "Binary"
as your method of
sending the file.
6. Select the compressed file you wish to send.
7. Double click, or select the "Put" or
"Upload"
option using your program's format.
That's all there is to it!
If your file fails to upload, please contact
These are the basic steps for uploading a file
using Transmit.
1. Send an email to your salesperson alerting him
or her of the job, and attach a
PDF that represents
the final layout.
2. Compress the files you want to send us into one
file using Stuffit. Be sure to include your main layout
file,
any placed graphic or eps files and all
of the fonts used in the
job (including all screen and
printer fonts).
3. Open Transmit.
4. Type in the following information:
Address: ftp.alphapress.org
Username: files
Directory: leave blank
5. Click the "Connect" button.
6. Find and select the compressed file you wish to
send.
7. Drag the file from the left side to the right
side, or
double-click file.
That's all there is to it!
If your file fails to upload, please contact
your salesperson.
These are the basic steps for uploading a file
using Fetch.
1. Send an email to your salesperson alerting him/her
of the job, and attach a PDF
that represents the final
layout.
2. Compress the files you want to send us into one
file using Stuffit. Be sure to include your main layout
file,
any placed graphic or eps files and all of the
fonts used in the
job (including all screen and
printer fonts).
3. Open Fetch.
4. Click the "Open Connection..." button.
5. Type in the following information:
Host: ftp.alphapress.org
User ID: fprotocol
Directory: leave blank
6. Click the "OK" button.
7. Be sure the "Automatic" radio button
is selected.
8. Click the "Put File..." button. This
will bring up a
standard open window.
9. Find and select the compressed file you wish to
send and click the "Open" button.
10. A new window will come up listing the file you
have selected with ".bin" attached to the name.
11 . In that same window, click on the pop-up
window entitled "Format" and select MacBinary II
then
click the "OK" button.
That's all there is to it!
If your file fails to upload, please contact
