Dispatch Support: Preparing Files

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Preparing Files
Last Modified: 3/27/2000

Before logging in to Dispatch, you will need to prepare your content and images so they are in a format which can be read and understood by the Dispatch database.

C O N T E N T

Content must be in one or more of the following formats. The characters within the parenthesis are the identifying file extension for that format. For example, if you are uploading a file in the QuarkXPress tag format, the file name must end with .xtg (ie: film.xtg or music.xtg).

QuarkXPress Tags (.xtg)
ASCII (.txt)
HTML (.htm or .html)

If you use QuarkXPress for your printed publication, we recommend using the XPress tags format. This format passes along stylesheet information from your print publication that Dispatch can use to pre-fill your database fields, saving you time in the cataloging phase.

I M A G E S

Images must be in the standard web formats of GIF (.gif) or JPEG (.jpg or .jpeg). If you are currently working with TIFF or another rich image format, we recommend using Adobe Photoshop to convert your images to one of these supported formats.

NOTE: Make sure that your images will fit within the design of your site. You will probably need to set a maximum pixel width for all story-related images.

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Saving as QuarkXPress Tags

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File Naming Conventions - Basic

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