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Create and upload a custom PDF using Lulu’s specifications  \n2. Use Lulu’s online tool to create a calendar with just your images  \nYour custom PDF must meet our specifications, including print-ready image size and scale. We recommend using our Calendar Template to match our specifications.  \nThe online tool allows you to upload images and events, then select a theme to create your calendar.  \nCalendar Specifications  \nLulu offers a 12-month or 18-month calendar, bound by a white wire-o coil ring. The standard calendar hangs with the photo and month on 2 different pages separated by the coil.  \nCalendar Product Specs  \n• US Letter Landscape – 11 x 8.5 in (closed), 11 in x 17 in (open)  \n• 100\\# unlaminated white cover stock  \n• 100\\# white gloss interior text stock  \n• White wire-o binding covers 0.375 in at the top of calendar grid pages and the bottom of image pages  \n• Hole punched in image 0.25 in from the top trim edge  \nNote: Adobe PDF Export Preset file is included with calendar template files.  \nLULU CALENDAR CREATION GUIDE GETTING STARTED  3  \nAnatomy of a Calendar  \nCalendar Grid  \nLULU CALENDAR CREATION GUIDE GETTING STARTED  4  \nFormatting Terms  \nTotal Document Size  \nThe total dimensions of the file with bleed included.  \nSafety Margin  \nWe recommend maintaining a border between the trimmed edge and important content (e.g., text, images) to prevent content from being trimmed away.  \nLive Area  \nWithin the live area, text and images are safe from cropping.  \nBleed Area  \nA border is trimmed from the final calendar during printing. Imagery or design elements that are intended to extend beyond the edge of the page should fill the bleed area to prevent white space in the final product.  \nImage Specifications  \nPhoto and Graphic Resolution  \nPixels per inch (PPI) is used to describe the pixel density of a screen (computer monitor, smartphone, etc.) . Dots per inch (DPI) refers to the print resolution of an image by counting the number of dots per printed inch. The more dot’s the higher the quality of the print (more sharpness and detail) .  \nMost print-ready file formats automatically handle the conversion between the PPI and DPI . PDFs allow you to have print-ready files  \nLULU CALENDAR CREATION GUIDE CREATION OPTIONS  5  \nwith multiple PPI values, but it’s a good idea to consider the desired results before inserting just any image size.  \nThe image frame is 11.25 in wide x 8.75 in high (bleed included) or 3375 pixels x 2625 pixels. 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