A perforation is a broken line made up of tiny punched holes, along which the paper can be torn off easily and cleanly. It is practical in every case where part of the print gets detached – for example with admission tickets, coupons, vouchers, invoice pads or registration forms.
How to prepare your file for perforation?
To place the perforation accurately, it is important that you clearly mark where the line should go, either in the artwork or in the order comment.
You can specify it in two ways:
In text, in the order comment:
Describe exactly which edge of the print the perforation should be measured from and at what distance. For example: “Perforation 6 cm from the left edge, vertical”
or
“Perforation 7.5 cm from the top of the sheet, horizontal.”
Visually, in the PDF file:
Add a second page to the print-ready PDF on which you mark the position of the perforation with a dashed line. Please mark it clearly: “Perforation – marking only, not to be printed.”
