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Document Print Setups
Booklets
A booklet is document that is folded, then if required, stapled. A booklet has the following properties:
- As a booklet is folded, there are two pages on one side of paper and two on the back.
- A booklet will always be made up of multiples of four pages, i.e. 4, 8, 12, etc.
- The maximum number of pages our solutions supports in a booklet is 52.
- The PDF uploaded should run the pages from 1 onwards, our solution will deal with setting the pages in the correct order, so for example in an 8 page document the output will be 1,2 with 7,8 on the back, the other sheet will have pages 3,4 with 5,6 on the back.
- As a booklet must be made up of folded sheets, this means that the largest booklet that can be made is two portrait A4 documents, but landscape must be smaller.
- There are two types of booklets, left fold and top fold.
Booklets and Spiral Bounds
A spiral bound document is a stack of separate pages that are then connected with a wire spiral.
The main benefit of a spiral is that they can be up to A3 in size and have 100s of pages.
There are the following types
- Booklet (Side Spiral bound)
- Booklet (Top Spiral Bound)
- Single Sided (Side Spiral Bound)
- Single Sided (Top Spiral Bound)
Single Sided Documents
A single sided document is a sheet that is only printed on one side, also known as simplex. There are several types:
- Single Page: A standard single sided print.
- Single Page with Vertical Fold: Single sided by has a fold up the centre, this would create a standing menu for example.
- Single Page with Horizontal Fold: A single sided document with a horizontal fold, this would create a greeting card, for example. This format is also known as a 'tent fold' because is looks like an old fashioned tent. Note that the back page (top half) will be upside down.
- Single Sided Loose Leaf: This is a special option for uploading lots of different pages in one file. You might for example send 20 mailers in one file, but all to be separate prints.
Double Sided Documents
A double sided document is a sheet that has both sided printed on, also known as duplex. There are several types:
- Double Sided: A standard document with both sides printed.
- Double sided with Vertical Fold: A double sided document with a vertical fold down the middle. This would produce a double sided menu, for example.
- Double sided with Horizontal Fold: A double sided document with a horizontal fold, this would create a greeting card, for example. This format is also known as a 'tent fold' because is looks like an old fashioned tent. Note that the back page (top half) will be upside down.
- Double sided with Z Fold: A double sided document with a Z fold in it, creating a document with 6 individual panels on it.
- Double sided with Gate Fold: A double sided document with a gate fold in it, creating a document with 6 individual panels on it. The gate has the two end panels folding in on top of the centre panel.
- Double Sided Loose Leaf: This is a special option for uploading lots of different pages in one file. A good example is a deck of cards, where you upload one file, but want 52 loose documents.
Calendar Documents
Calendars are a special type of spiral bounds, they have the following characteristics:
- The calendar has two separate spirals, in between which is a 'D' shaped hanger and a 'D' cut to accommodate the hanger.
- Calendars come in single and double sided formats.
- If you upload a single sided calendar with an extra back page (i.e. not December), then that page will be reversed.
Presentation Folder
Presentation Folder are a special type of four page booklet. A presentation folder is designed to hold documents of approximately the same size, they have the following characteristics:
- The page should be 5 to 10 mm (1/5 to 2/5 inch) larger than the documents that the presentation folder should hold.
- Each presentation folder will come with a LOOSE transparent plastic triangular sleeve, these are manually stuck to the inside back page of the folder. These sleeves are appropriate for both A4 and A5 folders.
- Presentation folders have a single, not double fold, down the spine, so are not appropriate to hold more than 20 documents.
Letterheads
Letterheads are a special type of print. Print from digital printers should not normally be put back through a laser printer; this is because laser printers fuse the toner to page using heat, if then the docuemnt is put back through a laser printer then the toner becomes unfused, creating a shadow print.
This Letterhead option prints the documents using a high temparature printer, which will not be effected by reprinting in a normal laser printer.
These docuemnts come in both single and double sided formats.
Cards
All double sided documentns are printed top to top which may get a bit confusing when you order folded cards. Please make sure you use following page layout to avoid geting your print with text up side down.
 
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