Paper sizes

Paper sizes

by	Trudy K. Stewart (compiler)

Introduction

Paper sizes vary.

The two measuring standards most commonly used are

“A” sizes, and
North American sizes.

For more information,,

See:

The developer's guide to shell books

“A” sizes

Here are the “A” paper sizes:

Size designation	Millimeters	Inches
A3	297 x 420	11.7 x 16.5
A4	210 x 297	8.3 x 11.7
A5	148 x 210	5.8 x 8.3
A6	105 x 148.5	4.1 x 5.8

Here are some things to remember about “A” paper sizes:

A4 is half the size of A3
A5 is half the size of A4
A6 is half the size of A5
All of the “A” sizes have the same ratio of length to width.

Tip:

These consistent proportions make it easy to enlarge or reduce illustrations and text without distorting them. Pages will still look the same whether they are large or small.

North American sizes

Here are some North American paper sizes:

Size designation	Millimeters	Inches
Letter	# #	8 1/2 x 11
Legal	# #	8 1/2 x 14

Sources
	Cummings 1992

Context for this page:

Fact module: Paper sizes, by Trudy K. Stewart (compiler)
In overview module: Printing information, by Trudy K. Stewart (compiler)
In overview module: Literacy materials, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 25 October 1999