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Designing & Uploading a Direct Mail File

(Need Print & Ship file specs instead? Click here: https://support.quantumdigital.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002456626-Designing-Uploading-a-Digital-Print-File)

Designing Mail Pieces

All files must be 300 DPI in resolution, to the specified sizes below, and in PDF, JPG or PNG format. Any design not uploaded to the correct specifications will be automatically resized to fit the card. If you choose to do this, some parts of your design may appear proportionally distorted, reduced, pixilated or trimmed inappropriately.

Using Digital Photos

If using a digital camera, select the highest quality setting available on the camera. Do not scan photos from business cards, magazines, newspapers, color laser prints or inkjet prints — they usually contain dot patterns that conflict with our printing system. Please scan from the original, professionally-developed photographic print whenever possible.

Direct Mail File Specifications & Detailed Measurements

Jumbo Image Side

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Horizontal	8.75” x 5.75”	8.5” x 5.5”	8” x 5”	300 dpi
Vertical	5.75” x 8.75”	5.5” x 8.5”	5” x 8”	300 dpi

0.125” will be trimmed off all sides of full bleed design.

Jumbo Address Side with Contact

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Vertical	4.8” x 5.75”	8.5” x 5.5”	4.425” x 5”	300 dpi

0.125” will be trimmed off all sides, affecting top, bottom and left edges of full bleed design.

Jumbo Address Side without Contact

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Horizontal	8.75” x 5.75”	8.5” x 5.5”	8” x 5”	300 dpi

0.125” will be trimmed off all sides of full bleed design.

Address Area is 3.9” x 2.45” from bottom right corner of full bleed design.

Standard Image Side

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Horizontal	5.75” x 4.5”	5.5” x 4.25”	5” x 3.75”	300 dpi
Vertical	4.5” x 5.75”	4.25” x 5.5”	3.75” x 5”	300 dpi

0.125” will be trimmed off all sides of full bleed design.

Standard Address Side with Contact

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Vertical	3.12” x 3.62”	5.5” x 4.25”	2.745” x 3.245”	300 dpi

0.125” will be trimmed off all sides, affecting top and left edges of full bleed design.

Standard Address Side without Contact

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Horizontal	5.75” x 3.62”	5.5” x 4.25”	5” x 3.245”	300 dpi

0.125” will be trimmed off all sides, affecting left, top and right edges of full bleed design.

Address Area is 2.63” x 1.33” from bottom right corner of full bleed design.

Panoramic Image Side

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Horizontal	11.25” x 5.92”	11” x 5.667”	10.5” x 5.17”	300 dpi

.125” will be trimmed off all sides.

Panoramic Address Side

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Horizontal	7” x 5.92”	11” x 5.667”	6.625” x 5.17”	300 dpi

.125” will be trimmed off all sides, affecting the top, left-hand and bottom edges of creative area

Mailed Flyer Image Side

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Vertical	8.75” x 11.25”	8.5” x 11”	8” x 10.5”	300 dpi

.125” will be trimmed off all sides, folded in half and tabbed

Mailed Flyer Address Side

Layout	Canvas Size	Trimmed Size	Design Area	Resolution
Vertical	8.75” x 11.25”	8.5” x 11”	8” x 10.5”	300 dpi

.125” will be trimmed off all sides, affecting the top, left-hand and bottom edges of creative area, white box for postal indicia/addressing will be imposed over top right-hand corner of address side at 4.625” to full bleed edge of 8.75”.

Updated on: 27/05/2026

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