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I'm going to add some tips to the next version of my Publisher manual to help those exporting to PDF for a print-on-demand service because the sites don't provide Affinity-specific instructions. I've distilled their PDF requirements into a general list, along with a warning to always check the provider's specific requirements of course. If you've used one of these services, could you review the export settings below and suggest any tips that might help others avoid issues? For now I'm just looking at export settings and not document setup which is more specific to the service, but please share your document setup tips for specific services, too. Even if somebody doesn't read the manual it would be nice to have a concise list of settings in one forum thread so users don't have to sort through the many long troubleshooting threads. I bolded the export settings that seem to be the cause of frequent errors. Please let me know of anything that isn't correct or that you would add a caveat to. File format: PDF Preset: PDF/X-1a:2003 (unless otherwise directed to use PDF/X-3:2003 or another PDF standard) Raster DPI: no change (300) unless otherwise directed Include bleed: select if the document includes bleed Area: select All Pages Rasterize: no change (Unsupported Properties) unless otherwise directed Downsample images: no change (selected) Above: no change (375) Resample: no change (Bilinear) Use Document Resolution vs. Use DPI: no change (Use DPI, 300) unless otherwise directed Allow JPEG Compression: no change (98) Compatibility: PDF/X-1a:2003 (unless otherwise directed to use PDF/X-3:2003 or another PDF standard) Colour Space: no change (As document) Profile: no change (Use document profile) Honour spot colours: deselect Overprint black: no change (selected) Include bookmarks: no change (deselected) Include printers marks: no change (deselected) Embed fonts: no change (selected) Subset fonts: no change (selected) Allow advanced features: no change (selected) Tagged PDF: no change (unselected) Password Protection: no change (unselected)