How to send a print-ready PDF to a printer
Upload the final PDF, choose Send by email, put the printer's address and your print spec in the message, and confirm your email with a 6-digit code. You will be told when they download it.
High-resolution print PDFs with images and bleed are often too big for email, and some services quietly compress them. Pandafile sends the exact file you upload, so your printer gets the same colours, fonts and resolution you exported.
Check the file first
- Export using your printer's preset or PDF/X if they ask for it.
- Include bleed and crop marks if requested, and embed all fonts.
- Use CMYK unless your printer says otherwise.
- Give the file a clear name, such as Brochure_A5_250x_PRINT_v4.pdf.
Send it to the printer
- Open pandafile.co and drop your PDF on the page, or press Choose files.
- Choose Send by email and enter the print shop's address.
- In the message, write the job details: quantity, size, paper, finish and when you need a proof.
- Press Send. If you are not signed in, we email you a 6-digit code. Enter it to confirm your address. If you are signed in, you skip this step.
Knowing it arrived
When the printer downloads the file you get an email, so you are not left wondering whether the job is in their queue. If they have not downloaded it, they receive one reminder a day until they do or the link expires.
Free transfers stay up for 7 days. If your printer may need the file again later in the month, Plus keeps it for 14 days and Pro for 30 days.
