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๐๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ต๐บ ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ด๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ, ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด & ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ.
Over the past few months, weโve been hard at work developing a new file viewer designed especially for printing companies.
This update is based on lots of great feedback and discussions weโve had with our users. A big thank you to everyone who has helped us make this happen.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐:
๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: You no longer need to send your customers complex instructions on how to preview proofs in Acrobat to ensure they can accurately preview print files with overprint preview enabled. This is now built into Artworker natively.
๐๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐: This will help you and your customers spot potential issues with supplied files.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐: Previously, large, complex PDFs would struggle to render in the browser. This is now faster than ever for files of any size.
๐๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: To make communication easier, you and your customers can add comment pins overlaid directly onto files.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: Our new file viewer really improves the experience in our app, adding more simplicity and focusing your attention on what matters.
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐, ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐: Weโve made it even easier to access all the information you need about the files you manage.
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We've introduced a new event timeline that enables your customers to conveniently track the progress of their job.
Now, once a customer completes a required action, they will be able to see a clear chronological record of all completed actions and their respective timestamps.
The aim of this update is to increase transparency, by keeping customers fully informed about the status of their job.
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When requesting artwork or sending a proof for approval, you can now show a daily countdown timer to ensure a specified lead time is met.
Key Features:
Automated Delivery Estimates: Automatically calculates delivery date based on the customer's completion of required actions before the daily cutoff deadline.
Updated Estimates: If customers miss the daily deadline, the estimated delivery time automatically updates to reflect the new timeline.
Customisable Cutoff Times: Set different cutoff times for various stages of your process, like artwork submission or proof approval.
Bank Holidays Consideration: Specify your business's bank holiday closures to adjust delivery estimates accurately.
Benefits:
Encourages Timeliness: Motivates customers to complete actions promptly to secure earlier delivery dates.
Clear Expectations: Helps manage customer expectations by clearly indicating how delays affect delivery times.
Flexibility: Customisable settings allow for precise control over the estimation process, accommodating different job requirements and schedules.
How to Use: Enable this feature for any job via the "Add Leadtime" button in the right-hand sidebar. Specify the lead time, including production and delivery, and choose the timescale (e.g., working days, weeks).
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Our platform now supports all time zones. This means:
Reminder emails will be sent at the most appropriate time
Studio Hours and Cutoff Times will match your local timezone.
How to Use: Simply set your timezone in your settings.
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With this new filter, you can easily toggle between two viewing options:
Jobs Requiring Your Action: Focus exclusively on tasks that need your immediate attention.
Jobs With the Customer: View jobs currently in the customer's hands.
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Our latest update introduces a dynamic single file preview modal, enhancing your ability to track file histories and changes. This feature allows you to preview any file alongside a comprehensive activity feed, documenting every significant action:
Date and time of file upload.
Approval or rejection status updates.
Annotations or notes attached to the file.
Uploads of replacement files.
This tool is designed to maintain transparency and keep your entire team informed about every development related to a file. It not only provides insights into past actions but also enables you to preview previous versions of the file.
Additionally, you can access the full preflight report for each file at any time. This valuable information is permanently stored, ensuring you have a complete and detailed historical record at your fingertips.
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This update is designed to streamline the process of detecting files potentially unsuitable for printing, thereby improving communication with customers about artwork quality.
Easily identify potential artwork issues like:
- Low-resolution images.
- Incorrect colour spaces, eg RGB & Spot colours.
- Incorrect file size.
- Incorrect bleed.
- Unembedded fonts.
This report offers both a summary overview of the entire document and a detailed breakdown for each page.
Stay tuned for future updates, as we plan to introduce even more checks to ensure a thorough review of common artwork issues.
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We've updated the file preview cards to create a unified component throughout our application for a more cohesive user experience.
What's New:
- Refined Design: We've embraced minimalism, offering a simpler yet more informative layout.
- Status Indicators: Easily discern the status of job artwork with visual cues.
- Extended File Support: Our thumbnail previews now cater to a broader range of file types.
- Last Updated Indicator: Stay informed with timestamps indicating when files were updated last.
- Condensed View: A simplified variant for extensive file lists, enhancing readability and navigation in the activity feed.
This update is all about efficiency and aesthetics โ we hope you enjoy the cleaner, more functional interface!
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You can now update artwork at any stage in the process, including:
- Move files to assets and archive sections.
- Replace files
- Upload new files
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You can now add internal job notes to keep team members in the loop with any important information.
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See everything that's happened with a job at a glance, to keep your whole team in the loop.
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Introduced a status indicator for quick overview of job progress.
Included essential job information, encompassing required actions.
Ensured consistent visibility of the header across all pages within the job.
Provided access to Artworker live chat.
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We've updated the job board cards to improve the user experience and make it easier to scan for relevant information. The changes include:
Added a "Last Updated" label, colour-coded to highlight jobs that haven't been updated in a while.
Improved clarity in displaying when a job was created.
Improved email receipts
Added label to indicate if a job requires action, or if it's with the customer.
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We're excited to share that we've been bustling behind the scenes, creating many fantastic new features and improvements for you. Admittedly, we've fallen a bit behind in updating our change log. But no worries! We're back on track and will resume posting regular updates. Stay tuned for the latest updates!
Thanks for your continued support,
The Artworker Team
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Efficiently manage jobs and file transfers with our simplified navigation, allowing seamless switching between jobs, contacts and companies to view and handle their respective tasks, resulting in fast and hassle-free access to relevant information, ultimately saving you valuable time and effort.
You can now also group contacts that work at the same company in order to view and manage all their jobs and file transfers in one place.
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Simply navigate to the job and click the job name or reference to make changes.
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It's now possible to quickly search for specific jobs (by name or reference) or view all jobs from a particular customer on your job board.
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You can now automatically prompt your customers to perform any necessary actions required to fulfil their printing orders, saving you time and reducing administrative burdens. Keep your production schedule on track and streamline your workflow with our new automated chaser emails.
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You can now easily add your company's logo to customer-facing notification emails to give them that personal touch.
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We are excited to announce that Artworker has now been integrated with Automations.io, a powerful workflow automation service.
With this new integration, you can create automated workflows that cater to your specific requirements, helping you save precious time and enhance productivity. You can also effortlessly connect with popular applications like Hubspot, Google Drive, Xero, and Mailchimp.
Try out this powerful integration today and take your workflow to the next level.