Forms: Size Definitions

A Form is a size of paper that can be used with the embosser. Each embosser technical description includes one or more Forms it can accept. Several elements make up the Form: the paper size, which is measured in tenths of an inch, and the Page characteristics, including whether it is a "SinglePage" or "DoublePage" form, the maximum number of cells per line and lines per page, and the recommended number of each. For example, consider the definition:

10_n = "85 x 100" ; SinglePage ; 34 x 22 ; 32 x 22

In this example, the internal name of the Form is 10_n. The paper size is 8.5 inches by 10 inches. (Note that the numbers are specified in tenths of an inch.) Pages in this form are defined as single pages. The maximum number of cells and lines for this form is 34 cells by 22 lines, but 32 cells by 22 lines is recommended.

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Term definition for: 10_d - Displayed as "23 by 10 inches (folded booklet)"

This form is 23 inches wide and 10 inches long. Usually 10 inch long paper is used in Europe. The paper is double-width, and used for embossers that can emboss double-width sized pages (i.e., 4 interpoint braille pages) on one sheet of paper called a folio.

Term definition for: 10_n - Displayed as "8 by 10 inches"

This form is 8.5 inches wide and 10 inches long. Usually 10 inch long paper is used in Europe. It is considered narrow paper.

Term definition for: 10_nd - Displayed as "17 x 10 inches (folded booklet)"

This form is 17 inches wide by 10 inches long and is considered a narrow folio size (Folded Booklet).

Term definition for: 10_w - Displayed as "11.5 by 10 inches"

This form is 11.5 inches wide and 10 inches long. Usually 10 inch long paper is used in Europe. This is considered a single wide page (standard width).

Term definition for: 11_d - Displayed as "23 by 11 inches (folded booklet)"

This form is 23 inches wide and 11 inches long. Usually, 11 inch long paper is used in America. The paper is double-width, and used for embossers that can emboss double-width sized pages (i.e., 4 interpoint braille pages) on one sheet of paper called a folio.

Term definition for: 11_gem - Displayed as "10 by 11 inches"

This form is narrow width and 11 inches long. It is used in Japan on the Gemini embosser.

Term definition for: 11_n - Displayed as "Letter (8.5 by 11 inches)"

This form is 8.5 inches wide and 11 inches long. Usually, 11 inch long paper is used in America. It is considered narrow paper.

Term definition for: 11_nd - Displayed as "Tabloid (17 by 11 inches, folded booklet)"

This form is 17 inches wide by 11 inches long. It is a narrow folio size (folded booklet).

Term definition for: 11_vw - Displayed as "15 by 11 inches"

This form is 15 inches wide and 11 inches long. Usually, 11 inch long paper is used in America. This size is considered extra wide paper.

Term definition for: 11_w - Displayed as "11.5 by 11 inches"

This form is 11.5 inches wide and 11 inches long. Usually, 11 inch long paper is used in America. This is considered a single wide page (standard width).

Term definition for: 12_d - Displayed as "23 by 12 inches (folded booklet)

This form is 23 inches wide and 12 inches long. Usually, 12 inch long paper is used in Europe. The paper is double-width, and used for embossers that can emboss double-width sized pages (i.e., 4 interpoint braille pages) on one sheet of paper called a folio.

Term definition for: 12_n - Displayed as "8.5 by 12 inches"

This form is 8.5 inches wide and 12 inches long. It is considered narrow paper. Usually, 12 inch long paper is used in Europe.

Term definition for: 12_nd - Displayed as "17 by 12 inches (folded booklet)"

This form is 17 inches wide by 12 inches long and considered a narrow folio (folded booklet).

Term definition for: 12_vw - Displayed as "15 by 12 inches"

This form is 15 inches wide and 12 inches long. Usually, 12 inch long paper is used in Europe. This is considered extra wide paper.

Term definition for: 12_w - Displayed as "11.5 by 12 inches"

This form is 11.5 inches wide and 12 inches long. This is considered a single wide page (standard width). Usually, 12 inch long paper is used in Europe.

Term definition for: 13.5_d - Displayed as "23 by 13 inches (folded booklet")

This form is 23 inches wide and 13.5 inches long. Usually, 13.5 inch long paper is used in Europe. The paper is double-width, and used for embossers that can emboss double-width sized pages (i.e., 4 interpoint braille pages) on one sheet of paper called a folio.

Term definition for: 13_d - Displayed as "23 by 13 inches (folded booklet)"

This form is 23 inches wide and 13 inches long. Usually, 13 inch long paper is used in Europe. The paper is double-width, and used for embossers that can emboss double-width sized pages (i.e., 4 interpoint braille pages) on one sheet of paper called a folio.

Term definition for: 13_n - Displayed as "8.5 by 13 inches"

This form is 8.5 inches wide 13 inches long. It is considered narrow paper. Usually, 13 inch long paper is used in Europe.

Term definition for: 13_w - Displayed as "11.5 by 13 inches"

This form is 11.5 inches wide and 13 inches long. Usually, 13 inch long paper is used in Europe. This is considered a wide page (standard width).

Term Definition for: 14_n - Displayed as "Legal (8.5 by 14 inches)"

This form is 8.5 inches wide by 14 inches long.

Term definition for: A3 - Displayed as "A3"

This form is standard A3-size paper (11.7 inches wide by 16.5 inches long), loaded in portrait orientation. "A3" is a standard size in countries that use the metric system.

Term definition for: A3_landscape - Displayed as "A3 (landscape)"

This form is standard A3 paper loaded in sideways, making the page 16.5 inches wide by 11.7 inches long.

Term definition for: A3_folio - Displayed as "A3 (folded booklet)"

This form, once again, uses standard A3-size paper turned in landscape orientation. The difference is that the paper is considered to be double-width and is used to emboss a folio, i.e., 4 interpoint braille pages, on embossers with that capability.

Term definition for: A3_ex_folio - Displayed as "A3 Extended (folded booklet)"

This form uses a paper size a little wider than standard A3 paper,19.7 inches wide by 11.7 inches long. It is considered double-width paper and is used to emboss a folio, i.e., 4 interpoint braille pages, on embossers with that capability.

Term definition for: A4 - Displayed as "A4"

This form is standard A4-size paper (8.3 inches wide by 11.7 inches long), loaded in portrait orientation. "A4" is a standard size in countries that use the metric system. In metric, the size is 210 millimeters by 297 millimeters.

Term definition for: A4_landscape - Displayed as "A4 (landscape)"

This form is standard A4 paper loaded in sideways, making the page 11.7 inches wide by 8.3 inches long (297 mm wide by 210 mm long).

Term definition for: A4_folio - Displayed as "A4 (folded booklet)"

This form, once again, uses standard A4-size paper turned in landscape orientation. The difference is that the paper is considered to be double-width and is used to emboss a folio of four A5-size pages.

Term definition for: A4_ex - Displayed as "A4 Extended (250 by 297 mm)"

This form is paper that is extra wide (250 mm or 9.8 inches) compared to standard A4 width, but standard A4 length (297 mm or 11.7 inches). Note that this is not a parallel to the A3 sizes, and not a folio form.

Term definition for: A5 - Displayed as "A5"

This form is standard A5-size paper (5.8 inches wide by 8.3 inches long), loaded in portrait orientation. "A5" is a standard size in countries that use the metric system. In metric, the size is 148 millimeters by 210 millimeters.

Term definition for: A5_landscape

This form is standard A5 paper loaded in sideways, making the page 8.3 inches wide by 5.8 inches long (210 mm wide by 148 mm long).

Term definition for: RusBook - Displayed as "Russian bookpage"

The RusBook form is a paper size 243 millimeters (9.6 inches) wide by 297 millimeters (11.7 inches) long. This paper size is only used in Russia.

Term definition for: RusNote - Displayed as "Russian notepage"

The RusNote form is a paper size 380 millimeters (15 inches) wide by 250 millimeters (9.9 inches) long. This paper size is only used in Russia.

Term definition for: RusNote_folio - Displayed as "Russian notebook (folded booklet)"

The RusNote_folio is the same paper size as the RusNote form, 380 millimeters (15 inches) wide by 250 millimeters (9.9 inches) long, but the paper is considered to be double-width and is used to emboss a folio (booklet). This paper size is only used in Russia.