Guardian Weekly

United Kingdom (National)

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Notes

Publication Day: Friday

Deadlines: 5pm Friday one week prior to publication

For a list of approved repro houses, Bureaus and advertising delivery methods please see the links below:

Delivery Methods: http://www.guardian.co.uk/advertising/electronic-ad-delivery

Approved Senders: http://specle.net/uk/guardian-news-media/approved-repros-bureaus

For some general guidelines to designing your ad to make it suitable for print, please see this link: http://specle.net/uk/guardian-news-media/print-guidelines-for-guardian-observer

WE DO NOT accept emailed advertising of any type. You must use one of our approved delivery methods.

We never accept any advertising copy with crop marks, colour bars or other printers marks of any description. Advertising should be supplied to exact dimensions only.

3 sections defined

Main Display Fixed Sizes

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Double Page Spread (DPS)

Size: W 440mm x H 290mm

Must be supplied as one file (not as separate pages)
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Full Page

Size: W 209mm x H 290mm

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1/2 Page

Size: W 209mm x H 140mm

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1/4 Page

Size: W 102mm x H 140mm

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10x4

Size: W 209mm x H 100mm

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5x4

Size: W 209mm x H 50mm

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Display

Columns:

1 2 3 4
49mm 102mm 156mm 209mm
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290mm

Classified

Columns:

1 2 3 4 5 6
33mm 68mm 103mm 138mm 173mm 208mm
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280mm