in reply to USMA:46710, my impression is that most people who use a 'legacy
letter' format are unaware of an 'ISO letter' size that is described in ISO
216.
i have found that not only can A4 letter provide more area for more text (in
both portrait or landscape orientations), A4 letter can also accommodate a
larger area of aspect 2x3 (an aspect that is common to many digital cameras),
with less unused space. (and these are just a few of the advantages)
i just thought that these might be some important considerations for anyone who
was thinking about using an ISO paper size such as A4.
it might also be easier to understand these comparisons in terms of the
millimeter (metric) rather than the inch (pre-metric).
Ron
On 2010 Feb 20 Sat DoY 051, at 08:09, James R. Frysinger wrote:
> You will get to explain to a lot of people why your paper differs in size
> from that used by others around you. To you, this might be a pain or an
> opportunity.
>
> When stated in millimeters, both A4 and letter size have dimensions that are
> hardly what one would call "round numbers". Frankly, the bit about A0 paper
> having an area of exactly 1 m2 doesn't matter to anyone (well, maybe 3 or 4
> people in the world). How often do you depend on the area of a sheet of paper
> in terms of square meters?
> Jim
>
> Carleton MacDonald wrote:
>> I’m just about out of the U.S. letter-size paper I bought a while ago, and
>> need to buy more.
>> Staples has a deal on Hammermill A4 paper, $57.99 for a case of 10 reams.
>> It’s good multiuse paper suitable for use in inkjet and officejet printers
>> as well as for other uses. I’d rather get that.
>> What kind of difficulty, if any, might result from me using A4 paper in a
>> “letter” world? (For one thing, my son is in his last semester of community
>> college and may have to write a paper or two.)
>> Carleton
>
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