File Names

Your label design may be comprised of a number of files.  To reduce the possibility of losing one of the files needed to produce your labels we ask that you compress all of the necessary files into a single archive.  Compressing your artwork will also reduce the time necessary to upload the file.  Complete instruction on compressing your files into a single archive can be found on the file compression page.

The Format

Begin the file (or Folder) name with the two character initials of either you or your company. For example a file from "Acme Widget" would begin with the letters "aw".

Online Orders

If you order your labels online you will be given an order number at the end of the transaction.  Add your order number to the end of your initials.

If Acme Widget's order number was 1234 they would name their file "aw1234".

Fax Orders

If you place a fax order add the letter F after your two letter initials and then enter the date in the format YYMMDD.

Y = Year
M = Month
D = Day

If Acme Widget faxed an order on January 3rd, 2000
They would name the file containing their label design "awf000103".

Multiple Label Orders

If you are ordering more than one style of label affix a letter at the end of the file name to differentiate the different label designs.  For example, if "Acme Widget" ordered two different labels online and was given order number 1234, the artwork for the first label would be put in a file named "aw1234a".  The artwork for the second label would be put in a file named "aw1234b".

Valid File Names

You can name a file using any of the of the following: period, alphabetic characters, underscore, and numbers.  To ensure that we are able to locate and open your file please do not start a file name with a period.  Also, do not put spaces, slashes, question marks, or asterisks in file names.