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A4 Paper Size

The document outlines various paper sizes including A4, Foolscap, Letter, and Legal, detailing their dimensions, aspect ratios, history, formalization, and usage. A4 is an international standard widely used in Europe and other countries, while Letter size is predominantly used in the US and some neighboring countries. Legal paper is primarily used for legal documents in the US and is known as US Legal.

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A4 Paper Size

The document outlines various paper sizes including A4, Foolscap, Letter, and Legal, detailing their dimensions, aspect ratios, history, formalization, and usage. A4 is an international standard widely used in Europe and other countries, while Letter size is predominantly used in the US and some neighboring countries. Legal paper is primarily used for legal documents in the US and is known as US Legal.

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A4 Paper FOLIO/ Letter Paper Legal Paper

Size Foolscap Size Size


Paper Size
Width x 210 x 297 mm 203 x 330 mm 216 x 279 mm 216 x 356 mm
Height (in
mm)

Width x 8.3 x 11.7 in 8.0 x 13.0 in 8.5 x 11.0 in 8.5 x 14.0 in


Height (in)

Aspect Ratio 1:1.4142 1:1.625 1:1.2941 1:1.6471

Business The standard Alternative Non-ISO size typing Paper measuring


definitions size of typing name for legal and printing paper 8.5 inches wide
paper adopted size paper. used almost and 14 inches
by the exclusively in the US long. Also called
International and some neighboring foolscap size
Standards countries. paper.
Organization.

History Dr. Porstmann of It was found to Ronald Reagan made The United States
Germany be in the earliest this the paper size for trace their origin to
published a examples, which U.S. federal forms in the the Committee on
document were firmly dated early 1980s. It was the Simplification of
proposing a in Germany in officially accepted Paper Sizes that was
standard for 1479. around 1921. formed in the
paper in 1920’s. Bureau of Standards
in 1921.

Formalized by They are They were They are defined They are
formalized by formalized from by American formalized by
the ISO formal the old British National Standards the ANSI Y14.1M
standards. Imperial Institute (ANSI). – Metric Drawing
paper sizes. Sheet Size &
Format.
Countries A4 paper size is They were Letter sized are used in This paper is used in
used traditional paper the countries the countries such
internationally in size used like: United as:
the countries in Europe and States, Canada, Mexico,
such as: the (British) Bolivia, Colombia, Vene North America,
Australia, New Commonwealth. zuela, including
Zealand, UK and the Philippines and Chil the US Canada and
many South e. Parts of Mexico.
American
countries such
as: Mexico,
Costa Rica,
Chile, Venezuela
and more.

Also known They are They are They are known as They are known as
as commonly commonly ANSI A or American US Legal.
known as the known as Quarto.
A-series. Foolscap folio.

Uses Letters, Earlier for the They are used of Brochures and
magazines, official official purposes.
forms, purposes but Legal documents.
catalogs, laser now used for
printer and assignment.
copying
machine
output.

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