[USMA:37338] Re: A4 versus US Letter format

[carletonm]

The other challenge is that A4 is slightly longer and this may cause a problem with certain file cabinets and hanging file cabinets, which for the most part are designed with a very tight fit for the US letter size.

 

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From: lps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> The one challenge would be the 4 hole punch and the binders. Other than
> that yes most modern printers will print A4.
>
> Mike Millet wrote:
>
> > Hmm. Would it be possible for the US to convert to A4 without any
> > troubles as most printers would read and be able to use it though? And
> > if so would it be a major change or would people barely notice other
> > than the paper being slightly wider ?
> >
> > On 10/2/06, *Martin Vlietstra* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > wrote:
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > In the UK it is virtually impossible to buy US letter sized
> > paper. Prior to
> > metrication we h! ad our own sizes - quarto (8 in x 10 in) and
> > foolscap (8 in
> > x 12 in) (I think that these measurements are correct). Paper was
> > one of
> > the first comkodities to be metricated - the stationers loved it -
> > they
> > could half the number of product lines that they carried overnight.
> >
> > You cannot create US letter paper from A4 - A4 is 210 mm wide and
> > US letter
> > is 216 mm wide. A few years ago I had a job of testing some
> > software that
> > had to run in both Germany and the US. I did not have any letter
> > or legal
> > paper to hand, so I had to take some A3 and cut it to size. Guess
> > what -
> > the software could not handle the legal paper!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Martin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Frysinger" > > >
> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" > > >
> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 1:21 PM
> > Subject: [USMA:37325] Re: A4 versus US Letter format
> >
> >
> > > Mike,
> > >
> > > It would be more accurate to say that A4 is a world standard
> > letter size,
> > > rather than the world standard. I've heard here and elsewhere
> > that US
> > Letter
> > > Size predominates in the Western Hemisphere and that the
> > Japanese have
> > their
> > > own series.
> > >
> > > I use A4 paper in my printers here and at home when printing out
> > documents
> > > that were set to A4 dimensions. The ream I have here in the
> > office happens
>! > t o
> > > be made by Boise Cascade Corp. Generally I have obtained
> > Hammermill A4
> > paper,
> > > as Pierre suggests. (At work I'm at the vagaries of the supply
> > process to
> > > some extent.)
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > On Sunday 01 October 2006 23:27, Mike Millet wrote:
> > > > I don't know if this has been discussed on the list before,
> > but as I was
> > > > cleaning out out printers at work the other day I noticed that
> > all of
> > them
> > > > had a little slider to adjust for paper width and A4 as well
> > as some
> > other
> > > > formats which I don't quite remember were listed on there. I
> > know that
> > A4
> > > > is the world standard as far as letter paper goes but I was
> > w! onderin g if
> > it
> > > > would be possible for the current US 8.5x11inch letter paper
> > to be
> > > > replaced by A4? I seem to recall one of my professors at college
> > mentioning
> > > > that they use A4 for submitting papers now in international
> > journals or
> > > > other academic works, and it looked like A4 could fit well in most
> > filing
> > > > cabinets and copiers/faxes/scanners.
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible to do ? Do US mills still produce paper in
> > Letter size or
> > do
> > > > they really take an A size sheet and cut it down to some weird
> > length?
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > >
> > > --
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> > >
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