For your convenience The Printing Port is pleased to announce our new FTP Connection.

Now your files, up to 100 megabytes, can be uploaded directly from your internet accessed computer to an FTP host where we can download them directly to our prepress department. No more waiting for a parcel service to pick up a disk at your office and wait white it gets driven around the state before being delivered. Now in the time it takes to burn a cd, your files can be in our facility and on their way to creating a final proof.

To take advantage of this free service you may need to install software onto your computer.

Mac users:

One easy-to-use software title is "Fetch," which has a 15-day trial version available at http://fetchsoftworks.com. Talk to your Printing Port Sales Representative if you need the full version of this software.

Clicking on one of the download selections will download the file to your desktop.

Open the folder and double click on the Fetch 4.0.2 Icon to launch the program.

The Host is: ftpus.com You will have to call our prepress department at 236-1225 for the User ID and Password. ftp://pportup:d6sez7@ftpus.com

Simply drag your job folder over the top of the folder in the Fetch window. No need to compress files or send items one at a time as with email. The FTP site will accept folders with all of your loose items inside. It will take a few minutes for the file to upload. The time will depend on the speed of your machine and your internet connection.

PC users:

You can access FTP servers through Internet Explorer.

Go to The Printing Port web site at: theprintingport.com and click on the FTP Transfers link.

If an error page appears click on the "Refresh" button. Click the "OK" button in the "FTP Folder Error" dialog box.

Go to "File"; "Login As"; You will have to call our prepress department at 236-1225 for the User ID and Password.

Simply drag your job folder over the top of the folder in the Explorer window. No need to compress files or send items one at a time as with email. The FTP site will accept folders with all of your loose items inside. It will take a few minutes for the file to upload. The time will depend on the speed of your machine and your internet connection.