Choose where colour helps
Use colour when it carries information: separate data series in a graph, labels on a diagram or details in a photograph. A report can combine black-and-white text pages with selected colour pages. List those pages by their position in the PDF so there is no confusion with Roman numerals or a separate cover.
Check whether your department or customer requires the entire document in colour. If not, a clear page list makes the order easier to quote and check.
Check images and charts
Open the final PDF and inspect images at the size they will be printed. Use the original image or exported chart where possible, rather than a screenshot of a screenshot. Enlarging a small image does not add detail.
Make chart labels readable and use text labels as well as colour when the reader needs to tell categories apart. A pale line that looks acceptable on a bright display may be difficult to read on paper. If a chart is crowded, consider changing its layout or using A3 after checking the submission requirements.
Approve the paper and sample
Confirm A4 or A3, portrait or landscape, and single- or double-sided printing. If you need a particular paper finish or weight, ask what is available for your job before designing around it. See the A4 and A3 guide for layout checks.
For a colour-sensitive job, ask to see a sample. A phone or laptop display emits light while paper reflects it, so the two will not look identical. Check the actual printed result before approving a large quantity.
Prepare a project report
Keep diagrams inside the margins and leave room at the binding edge. Check that captions remain beside the correct images after exporting. If some pages are landscape, say how they should sit in the bound report.
Send one final version and name it clearly. Include the cover in the file or explain that it is separate. If you are finishing an engineering project, the one-hour soft binding guide explains what to bring to the Sreekaryam branch.
Order colour printouts
Thrissur Copier Service offers colour printouts at Rose Nagar, Sreekaryam, Thiruvananthapuram. Call 70127 08012 with the PDF page count, colour page list, number of sets, size, finishing and collection time.
For example: “Two sets of a 60-page A4 report, colour on PDF pages 10–16, remaining pages black and white, single-sided, soft binding.” Ask for the complete quote before confirming. This example describes an order and does not imply a fixed price.