Standards & Conversions
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| Standard Page Sizes |
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Business Card: 3.5" w X 2" h
Letter (U.S.): 8.5" w X 11" h
A4 (European Letter): 210 X 297 mm (8.26" w X 11.69" h)
Legal: 8.5" w X 14" h
Tabloid (U.S.): 11" w X 17" h
A3 (European Tabloid): 297 X 420 mm (11.69" w X 16.54" h)
#9 Envelope: 8.875" w X 3.875" h
#10 Envelope: 9.5" w X 4.125" h
Visit The Envelope Guide for more envelope standards. |
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A-2 Card: 4.25" w X 5.5" h
A-2 Envelope: 4.375" w X 5.375" h
A-6 Card: 4.625" w X 6.25" h
A-6 Envelope: 4.375" w X 6.5" h
A-7 Card: 5.125" w X 7" h
A-7 Envelope: 5.25" w X 7.25" h
Monarch Letterhead: 7.25" w X 10.5" h
Monarch Envelope: 7.5" wX 3.875" w (#7 3/4 Commercial) |
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| Unit of Measure Conversions |
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Converting Inches Fractions to Decimals: Divide the fraction's "top" number by its "bottom" number.
Ex: 5/16" = .3125" (Divide 5 by 16) |
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| 1/32" = .03125 |
| 1/16" = .0625 |
| 3/32" = .09375 |
| 1/8" = .125 |
| 5/32" = .15625 |
| 3/16" = .1875 |
| 7/32" = .21875 |
| 1/4" = .25 |
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| 9/32" = .28125 |
| 5/16" = .3125 |
| 11/32" = .34375 |
| 3/8" = .375 |
| 13/32" = .40625 |
| 7/16" = .4375 |
| 15/32" = .46875 |
| 1/2" = .5 |
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| 17/32" = .53125 |
| 9/16" = .5625 |
| 19/32" = .59375 |
| 5/8" = .625 |
| 21/32" = .65625 |
| 11/16" = .6875 |
| 23/32" = .71875 |
| 3/4" = .75 |
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| 25/32" = .78125 |
| 13/16" = .8125 |
| 27/32" = .84375 |
| 7/8" = .875 |
| 29/32" = .90625 |
| 15/16" = .9375 |
| 31/32" = .96875 |
| 1" = 1.0 |
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Converting Inches to Millimeters: Multiply by 25.4 Ex: 7" X 25.4" = 177.8 mm (Note: Round up to 178 mm)
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| Converting Millimeters to Inches: Multiply by .03937 Ex: 178 mm X .03937 = 7" |
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General U.S./Metric Length Measurements
1 inch = 25.4 millimeters
1 foot = 304.80 millimeters
1 yard = 914.40 millimeters
1 millimeter = 0.03937 inch
1 centimeter = 0.3937 inch
1 decimeter = 3.937 inches
1 meter = 39.37 inches
1 meter = 3.28 feet
1 square inch = 0.000 645 meter
1 square millimeter = 0.00155 square inch
1 square meter = 10.764 square feet
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General U.S./Metric Weight Measurements
1 ounce = 28.3495 grams
1 pound = 0.4536 kilogram
1 short ton (2,000 lb.) = 907.18 kilograms
1 metric ton (2,204.6 lb.) = 1,000 kilograms
1 long ton (2,240 lb.) = 1,016.05 kilograms
1 gram = 0.0353 ounce
1 kilogram = 2.20462 pounds
1,000 grams = 1 kilogram
1,000 kilograms = 1 metric ton
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| General Metric Rules |
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- Grammage = basis weight stated in grams per square meter (gsm).
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- Separate digits in groups of three, using a space rather than a comma.
Example: 1 000 000
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- A number less than 1 should appear with a zero to the left of the decimal point.
Example: 0.41
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- Periods are not used after abbreviations.
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- Meter is the spelling likely to be used in the U.S.
England and France use "metre."
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- Millimeters are to be rounded off to the nearest whole number. i.e., if the dimension is 0.5 mm or more, increase to 1.
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- In stating a sheet size in millimeters, add "mm" after last dimension only.
Example: 432 x 559 mm
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- A space should be left between number and abbreviations.
Example: 432 mm
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