Web to print introduction
- 1. Web to Print – What is it? Web to Print is an online ordering portal which allows users, with little or no knowledge of the print process, to access, edit and order print documents online as easily as ordering a book or CD. Everything is then automatic... A high res print file will then be sent to print - no admin, no designers, no pre-press, no hassle.
- 2. How it works... Clients own site. • Each end client will get a fully branded secure W2P site. • Each user has their own username and password to give them secure access to the W2P site and their own image library. •Each user will be able to create and sent print products to print via the variable templates within the site. •All templates will be branded but allow users to amend the artwork where required. • W2P is a very user friendly online site, making it very quick and easy for users to order print hassle free and cost effectively.
- 3. Product categories Product folders can be created to guide the users around the site with ease of finding and ordering the product they require.
- 4. Products... •Categories and products are a clients choice dependant on their print requirements. •Each Category folder can be designed to match the colour ways of the clients site and can be designed with images / text. •Each product icon will show a small image of the print product. •Browsing through a site is very simple... 1. Select a category 2. Select a product
- 5. Personalising products Products can vary from static stock products to fully variable brochures, there is no real limit to the type of product the Web to Print system can produce for printing, some examples of product templates in use are: Business cards, letterheads, Comp slips Posters Flyers Brochures Postcards Static products Calendars Personalised gift products
- 6. A simple business card Users can create their own business cards, inputting their own details but still keeping the product on brand.
- 7. Direct Mail Postcard Users can create direct mail pieces, uploading their own mailing list into the template.
- 11. Choosing An Image For a Variable Product
- 12. Viewing Personalisation on Screen
- 13. Clothing with choose a size drop down selection
- 14. Add product to basket... Once the user have created their product, they simply add the product to the basket. The user can then either carry on shopping or proceed to check out, just like any other online shop. Before check out can be completed the system will ask the user to ‘check and approve their print’ Once the user approves their personalised product the order can be complete. The user takes full responsibility for the product content they input and approve for printing. Basket page Approving for printing
- 15. Web to Print site pages There are various other pages within the system that support the product ordering process and the users experience. • Edit my details – here the user can manage all their personal details within their own log in, this includes their own image library. • Saved Products – this is where the system saves all the products the user has worked on so the user can leave a product half built and come back to it at a later date. • Order History – this page shows all the orders that the user has previously created and ordered. This is very helpful for re-prints as the users simply clicks to re-order. • Help guides – on every page there is a help tab to guide the user through the site if required.
- 16. Edit my details: Managing Your Personal Details
- 17. Saved Products
- 19. The key features and benefits of Web to Print • Secure log ins with global online web access • Unlimited users • Branded user facing pages and URL which creates a seamless link between interfacing intranets and websites • Unlimited templates • Variable data templates allowing users to add information into templates • Stock call off with full a stock management functionality • Stock order data can be downloaded into a client's existing stock, storage facility • Online shop functionality with various payment gateways • Secure asset libraries • Direct mail capabilities • User credit functionality • Apps can be brought or built and inserted into the existing software to expand or enhance a particular product offering
- 20. The benefits to its clients • Full user data capture with online management information reporting • Significant print cost savings • Real time stock management with less waste and storage issues • Branded site • Templates created with optional lock down to keep printed collateral within brand • Restricted user areas with access to set users • Sales generation • User PDF downloads to local computers • Users can place orders any time of the day or night • Very user friendly software enabling users with very little PC skills to be able to use it