Foolscap folio: Difference between revisions

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A full (''plano'') foolscap<ref>[https://paper-size.com/size/foolscap-imperial-sizes.html PaperSize, '''‘Foolscap’''' Paper Size Dimensions, Imperial.]</ref> paper sheet is actually {{cvt|13+1/2|xx|17|in|sigfig=3}} in size, and a [[folio (printing)|folio]] sheet of any type is half the base sheet size.

{|class="wikitable"

|+ Foolscap folio

! Name !! inch × inch!! mm × mm !! AR !! Characteristic

|-

! Foolscap folio

| 8½ × 13½|| 216 × 343 ª || 1:1.5879 ||Imperial (half foolscap), printig

|-

! Foolscap folio

| 8 × 13|| 203 × 330 || 1:1.6256 ||Traditional British, writing

|}

ª <small>[[Approximate]] measure in current use in [[Latin America]]: 216 x 341 [[mm]].</small>

Ring binders or lever arch files designed to hold foolscap folios are often used to hold A4 paper ({{cvt|210|xx|297|mm|disp=comma|frac=8}}). The slightly larger size of such a binder offers greater protection to the edges of the pages it contains.

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==Oficio (mexican)==

In Mexico, the '''foolscap folio''' paper size {{convert|8+1/2|×|13+1/2|in|sigfig=3}} / (21.6 cm x 34 cm) <ref>[https://www.officedepot.com.mx/medias/83143.jpg-1200ftw?context=bWFzdGVyfHJvb3R8NDE0NDAyfGltYWdlL2pwZWd8aDE5L2g3Mi85NTg1NDc4NTY1OTE4LmpwZ3xiZTUwODA5YWI2MDE2Yzg1OGZmN2E2N2Y0Y2E2MjNmMTc0MDdiNDI0OTZkYzViMzdlZDc0ODJmOGY4MTkzZjMx Photo of '''foolscap folio''' paper (* Mexican).]</ref>) is named (locally) ''oficio''.

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