As our name implies, this site is dedicated to supporting our newspaper print advertising producers. Our goal is to provide comprehensive information and material delivery services for our advertising clients.

Newspaper Advertising Production Information
The information provided in our prepress primer is designed to help our newspaper advertising producers prepare and submit their advertising material. This PDF covers topics ranging from fundamental desktop publishing concepts to more advance file preparation techniques - all presented in understandable terms.

On-line Advertising Material Submission
Display Advertising material for The Columbus Dispatch and ThisWeek publications may be sent through our Submission Page. To register for on-line submission access, please call us at (614) 461-7500. After registering, clients can access the submission page to upload ads and ad material for our publications.

Disk-based Advertising Material Submissions
Large and/or native DTP files for The Columbus Dispatch and ThisWeek publications may be submitted on disk. Our print-friendly disk submission form may be downloaded here. Detailed information and submission requirements can be found in our Newspaper Ad Production PDF which may also be downloaded here.

Downloadable Application Settings and Ad Sizes files
We have Acrobat Distiller settings available for download and simple implementation. Files for both the Macintosh and Windows machines are available. Refer to our Newspaper Ad Production PDF for more information regarding their installation and usage. Also available for download is a PDF containing ad dimensions for both The Columbus Dispatch and ThisWeek publications.

Electronic Advertising Services Contacts
If you need print production assistance, do not hesitate to contact us:

Dispatch Help Desk (614) 461-7500