Sharpdots Proofing Site

The use of our online proofing system is free of charge on most products. It allows for verification of copy, content, layout and other specifications. Please choose "soft proof" on any product page to received an online proof. Our prepress department will preflight your file for you and you will receive an email when your proof is ready for review. Please note: if you need to verify color on your job, please select the Hard Proof, and a physical color calibrated print out will be shipped to you.

Below are instructions for the use of the online proofing system.

1. Login to proof.sharpdots.com

2. After logged in, you will see a list of your jobs. Clicking on the job link leads you to the Job Summary Page. Clicking on the pages link leads you directly to the Proofs Page. You need to go to the Proofs Page to review proofs.

3. There are three ways to launch Smart Review:
A. click on the smart review button
B. click on proof page link
C. click on proof page thumbnail

Smart Review

1. The diagram below shows the basic functions you can use in Smart Review interface.

2. The diagram below explains the various lines over the proof.

3. You can view your proof in different modes by switching on/off the lines under View on the menu bar. For example, switching off "Bleed" let you view the proof as it is trimmed out.

4. If there is an annotation on the proof, double click to see the full comment.

Right click on the yellow comment box allows you to Hide, Delete, or View More Info of the comment. Click on the Annotations Manager icon at the bottom brings up the annotation manager window. You can turn on/off comments here.

Approve Proofs

1. Approve Proofs in Smart Review
Click on the green check button on the top to approve the proof. If there are multiple proof pages, you need to navigate to each proof page to approve them individually. If your job has a lot of pages, method 2 is recommended.

2. Approve Proofs on Proofs Page
Click on the "select" button to select the proofs you want to approve. The selected proof(s) will be highlighted in blue. Click on the "Approve" button on the right to approve the selected proofs.