Preparing Your Hang Tags For Online Printing

Hang tags are very easy to print online. With adesigns, such as the lines for perforations or folds.
relatively small design to deal with, hangtags can beHaving those marks integrated in your design can help
designed and printed within an hour, and after that youthe online printer a lot in marking where they add those
can just send it to a hang tag printing service forextra cuts and folds. You don’t want to have a
overnight printing. The process is really as simple aswrongly placed perforation, or fold as you get your
that. However, some people can make mistakesprinted hangtags.
through the hang tag printing process that can causeAfter setting the specifications of the designs, you
delays. This is usually caused by the lack ofnow have to choose your printing options. Deciding on
preparation as you send a hang tag design to thethese options early helps you and the printing company
printer. There are a few steps that you need to takequicken the whole process of ordering hangtags for
before sending hangtag designs. One of the mainprinting. There are two main options that you should
steps is to set your specifications.already have decided on.
The first specification that you need to decide on isThe first is the paper. Your hang tag paper can be
the size of your hangtags. Hang tags can actuallymade of different kinds of paper stock. It can be
come in different sizes. The smallest product hangtaguncoated normal paper which is the cheapest kind. It
can be as little as 2x3.5 inches. The biggest one cancan also be the one sided, glossy coated paper stock
come at 4x6 inches which is almost half a letter paper.with a shimmering front and rough back. For the most
It is a good idea to ask your hang tag printing serviceexpensive kind of paper though, you can opt for the
of the standard dimensions that they use before youpaper with glossy coatings on both sides. Depending
actually design your hangtags. This assures you thaton your budget and preference one of these things
when you start the design process you won’t bemay be more appropriate.
faced with the problem of adjusting it unnecessarily forThe second option that you need to have a decision
the printer.on is the printing style itself. Most printers give you
The next thing that you need to be aware of is theseveral choices in hang tag printing. They can give you
bleed. Your design must have a half inch to a one incha full color front, with a blank back, or they can also
bleed of the design. This is to assure that when theoffer you full colors on both sides. You can also opt
hangtags or cut, know blank areas or cut designsfor some black and white printing if your budget is
appear. One of the worst things that can happenlimited.
when you go about hang tag printing is to discoverIf you have a decision on these two options, and you
that a portion of your order got misaligned with theirhave set your proper specifications for hang tags, then
designs cut on one side, and lacking on the other. Soyou should already be ready to send those hang tag
have a design bleed so that you lessen your chancesdesigns. By doing some preparations you can really
of going back to square one.save time and focus on other more important matters
Also, don’t forget to add other marks in yourafter your hang tag printing.