{"id":4040,"date":"2021-11-05T11:28:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T15:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/?p=4040"},"modified":"2022-07-15T10:31:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:31:16","slug":"having-trouble-uploading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/2021\/11\/05\/having-trouble-uploading\/","title":{"rendered":"Having Trouble Uploading?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The upload limit is 96MB on all of our forms. Try some of these helpful tips and tricks to get your file prepared to upload. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Select the &#8220;Google Drive Link&#8221; option<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Submit your files as a Google Drive Link instead. Make sure that you have shared access to your files with us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Check your Internet Connection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Make sure that your wireless internet connection is strong. Often times students have issues when their connection has dropped in the middle of an upload. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are you working in Adobe Illustrator? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">If you are working in Illustrator make sure that you are saving your PDF correctly. By default, Illustrator saves PDFs with full capacity editing capabilities. You should only use Illustrator Default when you plan on editing the file again in Illustrator, or when you need to place it in a layout application such as InDesign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDFdefault.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5617\" width=\"600\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDFdefault.png 1782w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDFdefault-768x624.png 768w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDFdefault-1536x1249.png 1536w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDFdefault-1200x976.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">However, when you are ready to save your file to <strong>print<\/strong> in the Imaging Center (and other print shops), you should export your file as a <strong>PDF\/X-1a.<\/strong> This eliminates the option to preserve editing capabilities and flattens your file. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDF-x1a-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5614\" width=\"600\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDF-x1a-2.png 1785w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDF-x1a-2-768x623.png 768w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDF-x1a-2-1536x1245.png 1536w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/2021-11-05-illustratorPDF-x1a-2-1200x973.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">A common misconception is that by saving your file as a PDF that you are protecting yourself from others editing your file. If you save your file as an Illustrator Default PDF, we are able to open your file in Illustrator, move and even delete elements of your file. We have more information on saving PDF files <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/imaging-center\/2021\/10\/26\/quick-tip-3\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5446\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Are you still having issues? <strong>Do not panic!<\/strong> Reach out to the Imaging Center (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:ic@collegeforcreativestudies.edu\" target=\"_blank\">ic@collegeforcreativestudies.edu<\/a>) for further instructions! Thank you \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The upload limit is 96MB on all of our forms. Try some of these helpful tips and tricks to get your file prepared to upload. Select the &#8220;Google Drive Link&#8221; option Submit your files as a Google Drive Link instead. 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