How to Select A-Series Paper Sizes in Inches
Paper sizes can be confusing at times.
FrameMaker, for example, offers a wealth of paper sizes in the Print Setup dialog box. Most of them are spelled out clearly. But the dimensions of some others are not as clear.
What size is A3, for example? Or what are the exact dimensions of A5 or A6?
To help those who wonder about similar paper-size issues we’ve prepared the following A-SERIES PAPER SIZE CHART in INCHES:
(Click the image to enlarge it.)
NOTE:
1) As numbers increase, paper sizes decrease from A1 to A8.
2) LETTER is NOT the same as A4.
RESOURCES
For the metric version of the same chart please visit:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_size_illustration2_with_letter_and_legal.svg
Wikipedia article on paper sizes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size
Also see: How to Select U.S. and European (Metric) Standard Paper Sizes
