Will my printed piece look exactly like it does on my computer monitor?
There are some small differences. Scanners and digital cameras use combinations of three colors: Red, Green and Blue (called "RGB"), which are also the colors computers use to display images. The printing process uses a different method and set of colors: called "CMYK". CMYK refers to the primary colors of pigment Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

and Black, which are the inks used on the press, also known as full-color.

The combination of RGB light creates White, while the combination of CMYK inks create Black. It is therefore, physically impossible for the printing press to exactly reproduce colors as we see them on the monitor.

This means that your RGB file must be translated to CMYK in order to print it on a printing press. This is easily done using a photo-editing program, such as Adobe Photoshop.

Also, your desktop inkjet printer will not give an accurate proof either. Desktop injets normally have 6 colours, CMYK plus light Magenta and Light Cyan, giving a perfect result for photos, but not a true CMYK proof. Although some desktop printers do provide a reasonable quality, and reasonably accurate proof.