Yes I know how the A series of page sizes may be better than what we use
in the USA.
I wish I did not need as many sized, colors, and stiles.
WHAT is the "standard" sizes of inkjet photo paper?
USA uses:
4 x 6 inches - have matte and glossy
8 x 10 inches - too expensive per sheet
8.5 x 11 inches - have glossy
11 x17 inches - more expensive than the next size larger
13 x 19 inches - have glossy
I am grateful that I can format these page sizes within Writer. Between
LO and GIMP [sometimes Inkscape], I have what I need to take advantage
of their options to make my photos the best I can for photo and document
printing.
I bought the wide format printer to print 11 by 17 inch newsletters. I
use to take letter size pages to a printing service for them to make
them for me. Usually it took 3 or 4 Tabloid Sheets [12 or 16 letter
size faces] to have everything needed for the content I/They needed.
One of the issues I have to deal with is the fact people wants very
specific page color[s] for their signs and/or fliers. I sometime ended
up buying their specific paper colors. Right now, I have neon yellow, 2
different goldenrod colors, and Pumpkin. The same mix of colors with
pink to reds, etc.. I have a variety of pastel colors for Tabloid
[11x17 inches] along with the "standard white and white card stock.
On 07/31/2017 04:46 AM, Rob Jasper wrote:
Tim,
Well, of course this is what one is used to..
Here in the Netherlands (Europe) if one would need different sizes then A1 - A5
one has to specially order it. All is standardized to the A sizes, with the
added advantage that if A5 is needed, and you don't have it on stock, you just
cut A4 in half..
From our perspective the A standards reduce the need to stock all those sizes
(letter/legal etc.). Of course the prices are here just contrary to your
experience.
Rob.
On 30 jul. 2017, at 23:01, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote:
On 07/30/2017 10:10 AM, jonathon wrote:
On 29 July 2017 10:04:21 AM GMT-07:00, Tim-L wrote:
I use to know a guy in Canada and he stated they use the metric system and he used A4
paper [8.27" by 11.69"
In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"), tabloid
Officially, Canada uses A, B etc sizes. Unofficially it uses letter etc. As a
practical matter, people use whatever the local stationary store offers, which
appears to depend upon locale.
jonathon
That clears it up. I once had to make and print A4 size documents. I am glad
that Canada also uses letter size sheets. It saves me from having to stock A4
again.
The Office and/or paper supply stores charge a high premium to purchase A4
paper. I buy a ream of Letter size for under $4 at my grocery store, but the
online site I buy 90% of my paper has A4 paper for $11 plus shipping.
As for a link to LibreOffice, Writer is the default package I use to create
posters from letter size to 11x17 size. I really save the 13x19 paper for my
own family's needs.
If I cannot use LibreOffice, then I have to go to Inkscape. But LibreOffice
does 95%, or more, of my poster and sign needs. Thanks to my finding
LibreOffice all those years ago when I was looking for a replacement for
not-upgrading OpenOffice.org.
. . . . . . . .
In my apartment home office "paper wall" - 55" by 54" in size - has shelf upon
shelf of paper from 4x6 inches to 13x19 inch paper in white, color, card stock, and various types
of photo paper. Right now A4 paper is not needed anymore.
All my old, faded, white paper goes to my grand nephew and grand niece as
coloring sheets.
Can you believe that 13x19 photo paper costs a lot less that 11x17 photo paper
- if you can find it. I print so much paper I have to buy from a ream to
several per month when I do a heavy print cycle. I have to buy an inkjet
printer every 6 to 10 months - alone with the 3 different numbered ink-tank
cartridges - 2 for Canon photo printers and 1 for the HP wide format printer.
I rarely use a laser toner cartridge a year.
People in the same apartment tower[s] I live in sees my different printers and paper wall
and sees no reason to have all this "stuff". Then they ask me to print
something for them is a paper color that most people never have printed on before. They
expect me to buy a half-ream the new color for 10-20 sheets. I do my best to steer them
to the closest color I have in stock. That is one reason I stock so many paper types and
colors. They just do not get why until they need printing from me.
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