Sharing Files for Ideas, Etc. PDF Files You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader (it's free) to view these files. Just click on the name of a file below to download that file. Please consider all files copyrighted to their respective owners, but you may modify for your own use. TQM Sheet (13k) -- a total quality management sheet to make sure things are getting done right. A PageMaker 6.5 version is here (20k). From John M. Henry, Mitchell Printing and Mailing Co. [1/12/2002] Employee Release & Severance Agreement (12k) -- from Dan Weisenbach, Weisenbach Specialty Printing Inc. [12/31/2001] Time Card/Layout Card (10k) -- from Scott Balsiger, Eagle Printing & Graphics, Inc. [1/18/2001] Things To Do Pads (156k) -- from Bob Bergey, Design & Print, Inc. [1/18/2001] IRS Guidelines for Auditing Printing Companies (380k) -- and IRS document submitted by Hal Wendt, IMP Printing & Graphics Design [11/28/2000] Mouse Pad Design (17k) -- as mentioned on the list, from John M. Henry, Mitchell Printing Company. [10/24/2000] Computer Equipment/E-Mail Acceptable Use Policy (16k) -- from Carolyn Buffy Grieves, Printing Creations, Inc. [10/20/2000] Quality Contol Job Ticket Add-on (12k) -- from Becky Whatley, Quality Printing. [8/28/2000] Starting Smart into Outside Sales (1mb) -- from Dave Fellman and Bill Farquharson, Print Tec Network. [8/14/2000] Sales Letter (9k) -- from Wayne Stevenhaagen (Xeroid), Creative Copy. Goodcopy Report Card (88k) -- Customer Survey form, from Edie Goldberg, Goodcopy Printing & Graphics. Employee Manual (76k) -- from Russ Peters, Mobile Print, Inc. Fax Proof Approval Form (32k) -- from Russ Peters, Mobile Print, Inc. Job Order Form & Estimating Worksheet (18k) -- from Russ Peters, Mobile Print, Inc. Back Care & Proper Lifting (12k) -- Guidelines for employees and others, from Craig Musgraves, M-Prints Printing. Ad Book Template (12k) -- printed on the back of an ad contract for ads in a fund raising book; from Steve Blatman, Ink Spot Printing & Copy Center, Inc. Employee Handbook (92k) -- an excellent employee manual from Wayne Yada, Premier Color Graphics, Inc. Employee Manual (143k) -- if you don't already have an employee manual, here's a great place to start. From "just old Stu" Marty, Wright Printing Co. PDF Checklist (42k) -- a PDF check list given to "digital" customers. From Bill Hathaway, PressMark Printing. Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Form (36k) From Mark Roberts, Pro Copy. Employee Performance Review (23k) From Mark Roberts, Pro Copy. Employee Evaluation Form (22k) From "just old Stu" Marty, Wright Printing Co. Job Decriptions (29k) -- a collection of 7 job desriptions; or click links below to download individual job descriptions. From Jace Prejean, Bayou Printing & Graphics. Bindery (13k) Bookkeeping/CSR (13k) DTP/Graphic Design (13k) Estimator/CSR (13k) General Manager (13k) Press Operator (12k) Sales/CSR (14k) Job Description -- Press Operator (14k) -- a more extensive job description from Craig Musgraves, M Prints Printing & Graphics. Employee Contract (6k) -- Here's a sample of an employee contract. From Mike Foster, The Print Shoppe. Customer Survey (21k) -- Here's a simple survey form to find out what your customers think of your services. From "just old Stu" Marty, Wright Printing Co. Business Card Order Form (81k) -- just what it says! Nice order form/pricing/worksheet for business card orders. From Lorne Dunkley, DigiPrint. PressMark's 1/98 Newsletter (223k) -- a very well done print shop newsletter; cover article helps customers prepare MS Publisher files for commercial printing. From Bill Hathaway, PressMark Printing. Output Order Form (25k) -- if you accept digital files from your customers, check out this form. From "just old Stu" Marty, Wright Printing Co. Ruler (9k) -- Reproductions of a 12" ruler for use in testing job applicants. From Doug Shelton, Superior Impressions Inc. Proof Form (10k) -- it also works as a fax cover sheet for proofs. From Mike Kahny, Kahny Printing Inc. 10x13 Envelopes (6k) -- we use to file for customer work. From Hal Wendt, IMP Printing & Graphics Design Job Jacket (12k) we use this printed on 9x12 booklet envelopes with the flaps cut off. From Bob Bergey, Design & Print, Inc. Fax Proof sheet (21k) -- we use when we fax proofs to customers. From Hal Wendt, IMP Printing & Graphics Design Stop Junk Faxes (6k) -- we use this page to return to all those wonderful people who send us unsolicited faxes. From Hal Wendt, IMP Printing & Graphics Design Text Files Just download any of these small text files, and open them in your favorite word processor or dtp layout software. (Mac users -- hold down the Option key and click to download these files rather than just view them. PC users -- right-click to download as files.) vendor.txt (5k) -- ASCII text of a Non-Compete Agreement a Printer might want to use with "trade shop" vendors. Protect the printer's accounts. From George Croft, The Print Shoppe, Inc. broker.txt (5k) -- ASCII text of a Brokerage Agreement to be used between a Print Shop and an independent Broker selling on the printer's behalf. From George Croft, The Print Shoppe, Inc. find_job.txt (5k) -- ASCII text of instructions HOW TO set up a lightening fast job history retrieval system for Printer's Plan users. Find old jobs 10 times faster than any other way! From George Croft, The Print Shoppe, Inc. Other Files Job Description and Proficiency Requirements for Prepress Technician (12k) -- This is a Microsoft Word file (zipped) from Nancy DeDiemar, Printing Resources of Southern California [9/22/2000]. DigiPlate Test Pattern (860k) -- Mitsubishi Silver DigiPlate Test Pattern (a PostScript file), from John M. Henry, Mitchell Printing Company. QuarkXPress templates with the eps color bars, for Mac and PC users, from Scott Cappel, Sorrento Mesa Printing: Mac Quark 3.3 (64k) Mac Quark 4.04 (68k) PC Quark 3.3 (100k) PC Quark 4.04 (104k) Worm Scanner (259k)-- This program scans your local drives for the AutoStart 9805, AutoStart 9805-B, and AutoStart 9805-C worms.. Power Macintosh only. Submitted by Bob Bergey, Design & Print, Inc. Iqtest.exe (54k)-- 30 Minute IQ Test. PC only. For installation instructions, download this text (1k) file. Submitted by Harold Noseworthy, Sprint Printing. browse.com (4k)-- Small PC utility that opens any file for READ ONLY and allows fast searches on any key strings. Use with the FIND_JOB search of Printers Plan jobs. Submitted by George Croft, The Print Shoppe, Inc. Do you have a file to share with other list members? Send it (ideally) as a PDF file to Bob Bergey. If you have suggestions or questions about the lists, send e-mail to rb@dprint.com. Thanks for your participation!