There’s a lot of prep work to be done before you can get your print job off the ground.

By Jean-Marie Hershey

Markzware’s FlightCheck Professional, for example, uses a simple drag-and-drop interface to scan a wide variety of file types, including InDesign, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Multi-Ad Creator, Illustrator, Photoshop, FreeHand, and CorelDRAW, as well as PDF and other formats. After verification, FlightCheck Professional generates a detailed report, indicating whether the file has passed or failed the preflight tests, and spelling out specific problems that must be addressed before the file is ready to print.