OPTION 1
PROFESSIONALLY-DESIGNED
COVER OPTION
Easy. No design skills required.
Hassle-Free. No software needed.
If a stock cover is the option for you, choose
a style from the Inspiration Guide. Select
your cover choice and add your school title
in Pictavo.
OPTION 2
Pictavo
™
CUSTOM
COVER OPTION
Moderate. Minimal design skills required.
Place your background image or use
one of the custom cover backgrounds in
Pictavo, then add your school title and
any additional text or images.
Hassle-Free. We provide the FREE software.
Convenient. Cover le can be easily
submitted.
OPTION 3
ORIGINAL DESIGN
CUSTOM COVER OPTION
Advanced. Design skills required.
Freedom. Create your custom cover with
your own design style.
Guidelines. The instructions inside will help
you to set up your les successfully using
Photoshop
®
or InDesign
®
.
CHOOSING A COVER OPTION
Setting up your cover outside of Pictavo?
Find your custom cover template here:
www.pictavo.com/cover-templates
CREATING A CUSTOM COVER? Read this guide before you get started.
CUSTOM COVER
INSTRUCTION GUIDE
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• Use the templates provided at
www.Pictavo.com/cover-templates, making
sure you (a) choose the correct size, binding and
page count and (b) make guides visible.
• Use high resolution artwork.
(300 dpi at print size)
• File types accepted: PSD, JPEG, TIFF, PDF or a
packaged InDesign le.
Creating your custom cover in a third-party design software such as Photoshop
®
or InDesign
®
is
suggested only for those with advanced skills and previous experience using design software.
ORIGINAL DESIGN COVER OPTION
SOFT SADDLE-STAPLED
BOOKS
ALL COVERS
• Extend background art to the bleed
edge. We recommend that any
important images or text stay within
the safety margins.
• Center title and front cover artwork
between the safety margin guides on
your front cover.
• Items meant to bleed (go all the way
to the trim edge) should extend into
the yellow bleed area.
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8.5"x11" Soft Saddle-Stapled Template Dimensions
Page Count Trim Size Additional Bleed Output Size
4 - 76 17” x 11” 0.125” 17.25” x 11.25”
80 - 88 17” x 11” 0.25” 17.5” x 11.5”
The table above shows the dimensions for soft saddle-stapled covers, if you prefer to use a program not supported in this guide.
*Files from Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher cannot be accepted.
• Pictavo provides a template based on your book
settings (e.g. page count and binding type).
• Upload a high resolution (300 dpi) cover
background or choose one from the custom
cover library provided.
Creating your custom cover in Pictavo is easy. Templates are provided and cover artwork is available
to browse through and use. Choose the background of your choice, add text and images, save your
design and submit!
PICTAVO DESIGN OPTION
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SOFT PERFECT-BOUND
BOOKS
ALL COVERS
Creating your custom cover in a third-party design software such as Photoshop
®
or InDesign
®
is
suggested only for those with advanced skills and previous experience using design software.
ORIGINAL DESIGN COVER OPTION
• Use the templates provided at
www.Pictavo.com/cover-templates, making
sure you (a) choose the correct size, binding and
page count and (b) make guides visible.
• Use high resolution artwork.
(300 dpi at print size).
• File types accepted: PSD, JPEG, TIFF, PDF or a
packaged InDesign le.
• Extend background art to the bleed
edge. We recommend that any
important images or text stay within
the safety margins.
• Center title and front cover artwork
between the safety margin guides on
your front cover.
• Items meant to bleed (go all the way
to the trim edge) should extend into
the yellow bleed area.
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Creating your custom cover in Pictavo is easy. Templates are provided and cover artwork is available
to browse through and use. Choose the background of your choice, add text and images, save your
design and submit!
PICTAVO DESIGN OPTION
8.5”x11” Soft Perfect Bound Cover Templates
Pages Spine Trim Size Add’l Bleed Output
48 or less 0.125” 17.125” x 11” 0.125” 17.375” x 11.25”
52 - 76 0.1875” 17.1875” x 11” 0.125” 17.4375” x 11.25”
80 - 112 0.25” 17.25” x 11” 0.125” 17.5” x 11.25”
116 - 140 0.3125” 17.3125” x 11” 0.125” 17.5625” x 11.25”
144 - 176 0.375” 17.375” x 11” 0.125” 17.625” x 11.25”
180 - 208 0.4375” 17.4375” x 11” 0.125” 17.6875” x 11.25”
212 - 240 0.5” 17.5” x 11” 0.125” 17.75” x 11.25”
244 - 268 0.5625” 17.5625” x 11” 0.125” 17.8125” x 11.25”
272 - 288 0.625” 17.625” x 11” 0.125” 17.875” x 11.25”
292 - 312 0.6875” 17.6875” x 11” 0.125” 17.9375” x 11.25”
The table above shows the dimensions for soft perfect-bound covers, if you prefer to use a program not supported in this guide.
*Files from Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher cannot be accepted.
• Pictavo provides a template based on your book
settings (e.g. page count and binding type).
• Upload a high resolution (300 dpi) cover
background or choose one from the custom
cover library provided.
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HARD COVER &
SMYTH SEWN BOOKS
ALL COVERS
• Extend background art to the bleed edge. We
recommend that any important images or text stay within
the safety margins.
• Spine text should read top to bottom. Spine text is not
recommended for books under 80 pages.
• Place cover art so front cover design is centered between
either the spine and wrap or crimp and wrap. Elements
you’d like to bleed should extend out into the wrap area
while elements that need to remain visible should be
positioned inside the wrap area.
Creating your custom cover in a third-party design software such as Photoshop
®
or InDesign
®
is
suggested only for those with advanced skills and previous experience using design software.
ORIGINAL DESIGN COVER OPTION
• Use the templates provided at
www.Pictavo.com/cover-templates, making
sure you (a) choose the correct size, binding and
page count and (b) make guides visible.
• Use high resolution artwork.
(300 dpi at print size).
• File types accepted: PSD, JPEG, TIFF, PDF or a
packaged InDesign le.
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Creating your custom cover in Pictavo is easy. Templates are provided and cover artwork is available
to browse through and use. Choose the background of your choice, add text and images, save your
design and submit!
PICTAVO DESIGN OPTION
8.5”x11” Hard Cover Template Dimensions*
*Templates for books with 100-lb interior paper and/or 120-pt cover board can be found at the link on page 1.
Page Count Spine Size
Wrap Amount
(included in Dimensions)
Total Template
Dimensions
24 - 60 0.3125” 0.625” 19.0625” x 12.5”
64 - 96 0.3750” 0.625” 19.1250” x 12.5”
100 - 160 0.5000” 0.625” 19.2500” x 12.5”
164 - 224 0.6250” 0.625” 19.3750” x 12.5”
228 - 288 0.7500” 0.625” 19.5000” x 12.5”
292 - 352 0.8750” 0.625” 19.6250” x 12.5”
356 - 416 1.0000” 0.625” 19.7500” x 12.5”
420 - 480 1.1250” 0.625” 19.8750” x 12.5”
9”x12” Hard Cover Template Dimensions*
*Templates for books with 100-lb interior paper and/or 120-pt cover board can be found at the link on page 1.
Page Count Spine Size
Wrap Amount
(included in Dimensions)
Total Template
Dimensions
24 - 60 0.3125” 0.625” 20.0625” x 13.5”
64 - 96 0.3750” 0.625” 20.1250” x 13.5”
100 - 160 0.5000” 0.625” 20.2500” x 13.5”
164 - 224 0.6250” 0.625” 20.3750” x 13.5”
228 - 288 0.7500” 0.625” 20.5000” x 13.5”
292 - 352 0.8750” 0.625” 20.6250” x 13.5”
356 - 416 1.0000” 0.625” 20.7500” x 13.5”
420 - 480 1.1250” 0.625” 20.8750” x 13.5”
The table above shows the dimensions for hard cover & smyth-sewn books, if you prefer to use a program not supported in this guide.
*Files from Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher cannot be accepted.
* Background
art should fully
extend into
yellow WRAP
AREA. This will
wrap around the
board during
the production
process and will
not be seen on
the nal cover.
• Pictavo provides a template based on your book
settings (e.g. page count and binding type).
• Upload a high resolution (300 dpi) cover
background or choose one from the custom
cover library provided.
80-lb paper, 90-pt board
80-lb paper, 100-pt board
80-lb paper, 90-pt board
80-lb paper, 100-pt board
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COVER TERMS &
SETUP INFORMATION
ALL COVERS
Cover Templates must be used for custom cover setup.
Image Resolution Images submitted for custom cover printing must
be at least 200 dpi unless low resolution printing has been approved
on your Custom Cover Form. If you scan your artwork, the resolution
must be at least 300 dpi at the nal print size. We do not suggest
downloading art from the internet without the ability to verify
resolution (typically, online images are not print quality).
Personalization is an option for both hard and soft covers. See the
Inspiration Guide for more details.
SOFT COVERS
Inside Cover Printing (on the inside front and/or inside back) of a
soft cover is an extra charge. If you choose to print on either of the
interior covers, set up your digital les as described on the previous
pages. Also, please indicate if the inside cover is to be printed in
color or black and white.
HARD COVER UPGRADES
Foil, Emboss, Deboss, Lenticular, Spot UV, Silk Screen, Die Cut
and Custom Endsheets require special setup and scheduling
between you and your yearbook provider. Artwork should be
provided electronically for best results. Upgrades are available at
an additional cost. Please discuss these options further with your
yearbook provider.
SUBMITTING YOUR COVER
IMPORTANT: All custom cover les should be submitted with the
Custom Cover Form by February 1
st
.
LATE SUBMISSION: Late submission may add 2 weeks to
production time.
PROOFS: Shipping charges will apply for all proofs. Additional proofs
are billed at $25 plus shipping charges.
COVER SETUP AND RESUBMISSION/CORRECTION FEES
Resubmission/correction fees are $25 per resubmission/correction
request. Extensive setup work includes design time beyond
the scanning and placing of artwork into a template. Detailed
Photoshop work (modifying artwork/images, creating artwork,
layer effects, adjusting color, type effects, xing bleeds, etc.) will
be billed at an hourly rate. Cost estimates available upon request
once materials have been submitted.
Original Design Cover Submission
Pictavo
TM
Custom Covers
We, the publisher, reserve the right to refuse to print any materials provided for any reason, including but not limited to materials determined by
us, at our discretion, to be offensive, illegal, or in violation of any copyright or other proprietary rights. By submitting this order, and providing
photos, trademarks, tradenames, images or other content to us, you are representing that you have the right to have the order printed, with the
inclusion of the content supplied, and that our printing of the order, and the use of the content, will not infringe the intellectual property right
of any third party. You will defend, indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, costs, losses or liability (including reasonable attorney’s fees
and expenses) arising out of or related to the content or the production of the order as directed by you.
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
Approve and submit cover in Pictavo. See Pictavo Help for
more information.
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