• Ads must be supplied to exact dimensions without crop marks, repro house logos or extraneous matter
  • The FT newspaper has a screen ruling of 100 lpi therefore we recommend the following
    CT (scan) resolution = 200 pixels per inch
    Line work resolution = 1000 pixels per inch
  • Allow for at least 30% mid-tone dot gain, and a maximum of 20% shadow dot gain
  • Please use type 1 fonts only, no truetype, no multiplemaster and no bitmaps
  • The FT prints in CMYK – please don't supply rgb, lab, pantone or multitone images
  • Only supply composite files, no separations please
  • Please do not supply files with transparency
  • When generating PDF's please ensure Overprint Preview is turned on, in order to view predictable final output
  • It is recommended you do not go below 0.6pt for borders and rules
  • For colour, the total dot percentage in saturated areas should not exceed 250% and the minimum highlight recommendation is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow. Please note that in order to prevent overinking, if an advert exceeds 250% total ink coverage our software will automatically reduce it to the required amount, using generic tables
  • For mono the recommended maximum dot should be 85% and the minimum dot 4%
  • The recommended minimum for reversed out type is 10 point
  • The recommended minimum for mono text is 6pt
  • The recommended minimum for multicoloured text is 10 point
  • Don't use 4 colour black text, as even the slightest mis-registration causes disappointing results
  • To avoid set off, any large areas of black should have a tint value of 85% applied
  • Colour adverts should be supplied with a mono standby