It's easy, just click to upload your files.

Are your files too large to email, and you are out of writable CDs and DVDs, and you just don't have the time to get out of your comfy chair to get them to Lorraine Press? Never fear, we've taken care of it for you.

Without moving from in front of your computer, you can send your large files to us. Just go to our website, and on the far right of the logo is a green button that says "file upload." Click there.

It brings up a three-step form where you put in your name and who at Lorraine Press you've been working with, then you browse to select your files from your computer, and then click the "Upload" button. That's it. Once your files are done uploading, we are alerted that your files are waiting.

That's all for sending the files to us, but here are some hints to help your files sail smoothly through the murky waters of the Internet.

When sending your files, it's easiest for us to find all your pieces if you put them into one folder. (InDesign makes that easy with their "Package" feature.) Even better, compress that folder so you are sure that nothing gets lost. Here's how: On a Mac, right click on your file or folder and go down the menu to "Compress...". On a PC, right click on your file or folder and go down to "Send to...", and then choose "compressed (zipped) file." You end up with one neat and tidy package all ready for uploading.

Another reason for compressing your files, particularly if you are using a Mac is your fonts. Many Mac fonts won't survive the voyage unless they are safely inside a water-tight container. (Meaning, they don't reach us in a usable format unless they are compressed first.) That's why a pdf with embedded fonts works so well. You don't have to send us the fonts if they are already included!

One more tip is having the latest version of Flash. Your computer will interact with our file upload site much better with newer versions of Flash. Also, when compressing your files, keeping "illegal" characters (for example: *, &, ?, /, ') out of your file names helps ensure that we, on the other end, will be able to decompress your files without trouble.

And there you have it. "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night" will stay your files from reaching us. It's that easy.