Abstract: A method of converting print jobs from one or more print buyers into standardized print requests. One or more templates are programmed, each template including a plurality of data fields and mapping instructions associated with the data fields. Each data field represents an available print feature for printed materials. The templates are stored on a server coupled to a network and are accessible via remote computers also coupled to the network. Each print buyer is provided access to at least one of the templates through one of the remote computers. The print buyer enters specified information describing the print features of a print job into the data fields of the accessed template. The format of the information entered is converted into a print request having a standardized format using the mapping instructions associated with the accessed template.