I'm confused on the printing process for the art for my TE stick

Tech Talk
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I remember a few days ago reading the exact process on how to do it and I’ve been searching for about an hour and couldn’t find it so I thought I would post a thread.

A: When I go to the place that prints it do I need to tell them anything specific? I used a template that was found on one of the threads on here and I think I read that I don’t need to do anything except for put my art in it.

B: Are there places other than Kinkos? I currently live in Janesville, WI and there is not a Kinkos here.

Any help is so much appreciated.

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You print it unscaled and on paper big enough. I don’t know how wide the TE art area is so it’ll either fit on legal size paper or you’ll need to amp it up all the way to ledger.

Staples, Officemax and Office Depot all have print centers just like Kinkos.

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If you doing the standard TE art, then Legal is fit.
Tell to not scale the image when print; to be 100% size.

Staples?

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Awesome, am I supposed to tell them that I need it printed on something specific?

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Also, when I give it to them, what should the file type be?

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Since we got a new thread about it I’ll add a question. Do you leave the outside border overlay on for cutting or turn it off and just eye the art and place it on and then cut it without the outside border overlay (aka cut line)?

I have seen post on the forums where it was done both ways, but is one more recommended than the other?

I took the easy way out with Arts stuff, but since I needed the plexi cover it was pretty much a no brainer.

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80lb cardstock is the usual.
Not glossy kind.

Any file type is cool.
PSD is okay.

Everything off.
But if you do leave the outline on, it is at least better than leaving the circles on.