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Post by MrAndersen on Oct 8, 2015 1:41:34 GMT
I believe it would be considered A1 A1 would be nearly 3 feet by 2 feet (which would certainly be too big for a letter, I agree. Maybe if you're writing out the declaration of independence for fun). Most small letter pads are A5 or B5, the B series being slightly larger. Your average home PC printer paper is A4, equal to two A5 sheets side by side. A3, two A4 sheets side by side, is usually the biggest you'll see from a normal Xerox machine - any bigger than that and we're talking pro printing equipment, or business copier. The beauty of the A, B, C series is that you can always get the next size up or down by either folding a sheet in half or placing two side by side. Consistency!
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Post by ladytiger7647 on Oct 8, 2015 2:01:42 GMT
I believe it would be considered A1 A1 would be nearly 3 feet by 2 feet (which would certainly be too big for a letter, I agree. Maybe if you're writing out the declaration of independence for fun). Most small letter pads are A5 or B5, the B series being slightly larger. Your average home PC printer paper is A4, equal to two A5 sheets side by side. A3, two A4 sheets side by side, is usually the biggest you'll see from a normal Xerox machine - any bigger than that and we're talking pro printing equipment, or business copier. The beauty of the A, B, C series is that you can always get the next size up or down by either folding a sheet in half or placing two side by side. Consistency! Yes, the one word she wrote to me in German was that long. Just kidding.
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Post by bruce on Mar 16, 2016 23:21:56 GMT
www.papersizes.org/a-paper-sizes.htmSo A4 is slightly bigger than Letter and slightly smaller than Legal. The old Imperial Foolscap size is slightly narrower than all of these and between Legal and A4 in length. It drives me crazy every time I get some paper as we have a mix of both metric and american sizes here in canada. In the end I've always used this simple chart (which you should be able to download) that gives american, international - metric, japanese, and professional design paper sizes as set out in the standards. cloudup.com/cHk64IfvQUGhope it helps
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Post by MKB on Mar 17, 2016 5:24:29 GMT
I realize this is regarding an old question earlier in the thread, but in case anyone is still wondering, A4 Novi is like A4 but larger in both dimensions to allow for a booklet to be made out of it and then trimmed to exact size. The cool thing about it is that the larger width can accommodate both A4 and the wider U.S. letter sizes. I got a smoking hot deal on Tomoe River in A4 Navi and took it to the local office supply chain store and had them trim 2 reams to A4 for $4. I reserved a small amount for the rare occasion when I thought I might need a U.S. letter sized sheet. FYI - I'm a California resident, but I prefer A4 for correspondence.
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Post by silverbreeze on Mar 17, 2016 11:38:00 GMT
I am odd. If I am writing a letter manually, I am writing a pen pal If I am not using a A5 tablet, I use good quality Letter paper folded and rotated which makes it close to the A5 It's a tad narrower then A5 but let's me spend less on paper
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Post by DJW1066 on Mar 17, 2016 17:21:38 GMT
I realize this is regarding an old question earlier in the thread, but in case anyone is still wondering, A4 Novi is like A4 but larger in both dimensions to allow for a booklet to be made out of it and then trimmed to exact size. The cool thing about it is that the larger width can accommodate both A4 and the wider U.S. letter sizes. I got a smoking hot deal on Tomoe River in A4 Navi and took it to the local office supply chain store and had them trim 2 reams to A4 for $4. I reserved a small amount for the rare occasion when I thought I might need a U.S. letter sized sheet. FYI - I'm a California resident, but I prefer A4 for correspondence. I also bought a 500 sheet bulk of Tomoe River A4 Navi, but I put it through the guillotine to make 1,000 sheets of "oversized" A5. These should last me 'till at least next Tuesday. My source in California was Nanami paper, which has a variety of nice paper product stuff; I have no connection with them.
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Post by silverbreeze on Mar 17, 2016 20:04:42 GMT
I realize this is regarding an old question earlier in the thread, but in case anyone is still wondering, A4 Novi is like A4 but larger in both dimensions to allow for a booklet to be made out of it and then trimmed to exact size. The cool thing about it is that the larger width can accommodate both A4 and the wider U.S. letter sizes. I got a smoking hot deal on Tomoe River in A4 Navi and took it to the local office supply chain store and had them trim 2 reams to A4 for $4. I reserved a small amount for the rare occasion when I thought I might need a U.S. letter sized sheet. FYI - I'm a California resident, but I prefer A4 for correspondence. I also bought a 500 sheet bulk of Tomoe River A4 Navi, but I put it through the guillotine to make 1,000 sheets of "oversized" A5. These should last me 'till at least next Tuesday. My source in California was Nanami paper, which has a variety of nice paper product stuff; I have no connection with them. Nanami and their SouthWorh imprint is most of my paper too
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Post by mkaye on May 16, 2016 21:10:01 GMT
is there a size that one should use for correspondence? I did not realize it made that much of a difference.
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Post by Mia on May 16, 2016 21:19:16 GMT
is there a size that one should use for correspondence? I did not realize it made that much of a difference. I've received letters on A4 paper - that is fine if you can at least fill one page of it. Sometimes, it does look daunting to write on big sheets. A5 is a good size for writing letters. I have received letters on torn out sheets of a reporter's notebook, also a better letter on shopping-list sized paper! Some letters are written inside blank cards with additional pages from small (sometimes A6) to A4 paper used to continue their missive. I don't think it really matters that much. If you have small handwriting, on A4 it is going to look a bit daunting.
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Post by radellaf on May 17, 2016 1:33:01 GMT
I fit on one side of an A5, half letter, or inside of a card about as much as a majority of people who write me fit on one side of an A4 sheet, which feels like a good, if on the short end of the scale, length for a letter. I've tried to write 50% or even double size and just haven't been able to comfortably do it for long. I recently started to need reading glasses but even my small writing is bigger than most book or computer fonts. So, only if asked, might I take up my Visconti "medium" with the 2mm line width and do my best. A Pilot M is a tad big for me but I've had decent luck with those if they're not too wet for the kind of paper, and a .7-1.0mm line really does show off the more interesting or lighter (Fuyu Gaki, Apple Glory) colors better than the .3-.6mm F/XF that I generally prefer.
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Post by DJW1066 on May 17, 2016 1:44:56 GMT
is there a size that one should use for correspondence? I did not realize it made that much of a difference. Like trousers or shoes, the right size is the size that fits and that you're comfortable with. And you can mix different sizes in the same letter (gasp!!), but in all cases it's a kindness to the reader to number your pages. And you can always be guided by the rule of "don't send pages to others that you wouldn't want to receive yourself".
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Post by mkaye on May 17, 2016 2:17:05 GMT
I see I am going to have to get some of the differnt sizes to see what everyone is talking about. Thanks for the info. My writing and printing are not fancy so will have to experiment some.
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Post by distractedmom on May 17, 2016 4:28:46 GMT
I fit on one side of an A5, half letter, or inside of a card about as much as a majority of people who write me fit on one side of an A4 sheet, which feels like a good, if on the short end of the scale, length for a letter. I've tried to write 50% or even double size and just haven't been able to comfortably do it for long. I recently started to need reading glasses but even my small writing is bigger than most book or computer fonts. So, only if asked, might I take up my Visconti "medium" with the 2mm line width and do my best. A Pilot M is a tad big for me but I've had decent luck with those if they're not too wet for the kind of paper, and a .7-1.0mm line really does show off the more interesting or lighter (Fuyu Gaki, Apple Glory) colors better than the .3-.6mm F/XF that I generally prefer. I've been impressed with your ability to *exactly* fill a notecard. Readers? Say it isn't so! I'm not going down without a fight.
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Post by radellaf on May 17, 2016 5:25:45 GMT
I know, and just at 40, no less. Yeah, I've noticed the paper size subliminally affecting my amount of writing. I can get squashed a bit towards the end but usually not that much. Never thought much about it but, yeah. My journal entries on lined paper, even, tend to either be pretty short, or a whole page.
Maybe that's why a full size sheet is so intimidating. I know I just _have_ to fill it. 3/4 of a page simply would not do, and a full page plus a couple of lines on the back... well, something would have to be done.
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Post by Mia on May 18, 2016 20:25:10 GMT
While looking for something for the fpgeeks site on my blog.... I came across an old blogpost mentioning an idea I had received in the post - A4 card folded into quarters, with each pane used as a page.
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