Printers buy paper in large sheets and cut
it to the finished size, often after the job is printed. This
enables a job to be printed twice or four times on one sheet and
cut up afterwards. It also allows for any BLEED as printers cannot
print right to the edge of the sheet. It makes sense to try to
stick to standard paper sizes. Going slightly smaller will cost
much the same, but by going even slightly larger than a standard
size, you will be spending money on wasted paper.
Standard Metric Paper Sizes (mm)
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A1 |
594 |
x |
841 |
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SRA1 |
640 |
x |
900 |
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B1 |
720 |
x |
1020 |
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A2 |
420 |
x |
594 |
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SRA2 |
450 |
x |
640 |
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B2 |
520 |
x |
720 |
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A3 |
297 |
x |
420 |
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SRA3 |
320 |
x |
450 |
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B3 |
360 |
x |
510 |
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A4 |
210 |
x |
297 |
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SRA4 |
225 |
x |
320 |
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B4 |
255 |
x |
360 |
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A5 |
148 |
x |
210 |
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SRA5 |
160 |
x |
225 |
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A6 |
105 |
x |
148 |
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A7 |
74 |
x |
105 |
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Business cards are usually the same size as a credit card,
which is 85mm x 55mm. Compliment slips are often seen as 1/3rd
A4 which is 99mm x 210mm. Envelope Sizes (mm)
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Format |
Size |
Content Format |
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C6 |
114 |
x |
162 |
A4 folded twice = A6 |
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DL |
110 |
x |
220 |
A4 folded twice = 1/3 A4 |
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C5 |
162 |
x |
229 |
A4 folded once = A5 |
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C4 |
229 |
x |
324 |
A4 |
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C3 |
324 |
x |
458 |
A3 |
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