How to create perfect labels? Essay

Continued Follow These Tips for Perfect Labels
Last month, we listed several common reasons for label printing to fail, including incorrect borders, text format and colour conversion. Unfortunately, there are more potential mistakes to consider. But the good news is that they are all completely avoidable with these expert tips.
Spelling
Even the best spellers make mistakes. And without proofreading, you may not notice any mistakes were made until after your labels have been printed. This is why it's important not only to use your computer's spell check, but also look over your label text yourself. Why shouldn't you rely solely on your spell checker? Because it won't detect misplaced words it will only detect misspelled words. For example, if you have typed 'the' instead of 'then', your spell checker will not detect this as an error.
It can often be a help to have someone besides yourself look over the spelling on your inkjet labels before you go to the time, effort and expense to print them.
Vector vs. Raster
Using vector typography is a must if you want your label text to have clean and straight edges. You can use raster graphics, but when used for text, this format will appear pixelated and fuzzy. This is because a raster image is made from pixels, whilst a vector image is created using mathematical formulae.
Colour Profile
If you've chosen black text for your labels and you want your text to maintain that colour when you print your labels, you will need to ensure that you've converted your label document to a grey colour profile. If the colour profile of your document is CYMK, these colours will be added when it's time to print.
If the goal is to give your text a richer appearance, you can add some colour, although this will require some modification in your image editing software.
Image File Format
There are two choices when saving image files that you want to include on your labels .gif and .png. When trying to make this decision, it's important to understand that although a .gif image can look clear when viewed on a web page, print is quite different. This is because both .gif and .png images can only display a maximum of 72 ppi (pixels per inch), and for printing, a range of 300 to 400 dots per inch is required.
Although the above file formats may work when trying to print small images, experts agree that .tiff format is best when printing images. If for some reason this format is not available, .jpeg files may work if they've been saved at the highest possible quality. Ultimately, it will depend on the requirements of your individual job.
Locking and Flattening Layers, and Embedding Fonts
If you've created your image and then need to export it to a .PDF file for printing, you must ensure that you've first locked all of your layers. Doing this will prevent accidental mouse movements that can sometimes move text and images out