Microsoft KB Archive/77770

= Common Paper Sizes Used in Windows =

Article ID: 77770

Article Last Modified on 7/30/2001



This article was previously published under Q77770



SUMMARY
Various Hewlett-Packard (HP)-style and PostScript laser printers support different sizes of paper and envelopes from within the Windows printer drivers.

Below is a summary of the names and the actual dimensions they represent from the Windows 3.0 PostScript and HP drivers.

AMERICAN SIZES
Size           Dimensions (inches) ---

Statement      5.5 x 8.5 Executive      7.5 x 10 Letter         8.5 x 11 Note           8.5 x 11 Folio          8.5 x 13 Legal          8.5 x 14 Tabloid        11 x 17 Ledger         17 x 11

EXTRA SIZES (for showing crop marks)
Size           Dimensions (inches) ---

A4 Extra       9.27 x 12.96    (236 x 321 mm) Letter Extra   9.5 x 12 Legal Extra    9.5 x 15 Tabloid Extra  11.96 x 18

EUROPEAN SIZES
Size           Dimensions (inches) ---

A5             148 x 257       5.83 x 8.27 A4             210 x 297       8.27 x 11.69 A3             297 x 420       11.69 x 16.54

B5             182 x 257       7.17 x 10.12 B4             250 x 354       9.84 x 13.94

Quarto         215 x 275       8.46 x 10.83

ENVELOPE SIZES
Size           Dimensions (inches) ---


 * 1) 9             3 7/8 x 8 7/8
 * 2) 10            4 1/8 x 9 1/2
 * 3) 11            4 1/2 x 10 3/8
 * 4) 12            4 3/4 x 10 3/8
 * 5) 14            5     x 11 1/2

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