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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

Printing Services
Prepress - Form Design and Brochure Design
Copying Services - High Speed Copies and Color Copies
Offset Printing - Project Specifications
Bindery - Collating, Folding, Stapling, etc.
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GLOSSARY OF PRINTING TERMS

Printing Services Terminology for filling out a requisition

Specifications:

  • 8 1/2 x 11": Standard Paper Size
  • 8 1/2 x 14": Legal Paper Size
  • 11 x 17: Tabloid Paper Size

Other Size: If not one of the previous sizes, Insert the size of your document here.

Test/CONFIDENTIAL : By checking this box, your confidential material will be covered and sealed in plastic.

Front & Back: Specify that you want printing on both sides of the paper.

Collate Only: To bring together multiple pages of a document in page sequence order.

Collate & Staple: To bring together multiple pages of a document in page sequence order and corner staple.

Collate & Spiral, plastic or Wire Bind: To bring together multiple pages of a document in page sequence order and bind them in a booklet format.

Collate & Tape Bind: To bring together multiple pages of a document in page sequence order and bind them in a glued book format.

Saddle Bind: This is a booklet format, where the pages are folded in half and there are staples on the spine.

Wrap Separately: Each individual packet can be wrapped separately in plastic.

Three Hole Punch: Standard punching of paper to fit in a three ring binder. Also special hole punching is available with a sample of what you need.

Folding:

  • Folding of you material can be done in various ways:
    Standard Letter Fold
    Half Fold
    Half & Half Fold
    Z Fold: Actually a letterfold with the type showing Also a spot for other specific folds

Trim Size: We are able to cut your materials to the specific size you would like.

Reduction: We can reduce material to fit on a standard size sheet of paper. The largest sheet we can handle is 11 x 17

Enlargement: Your material can be made bigger to fit a standard size sheet. The largest sheet we can handle is 11 x 17

Ink Color: This spot is to list the color ink you would like in a FINE PRINTED JOB.

Paper Specifications:

NEON: 20# Bond papers used for handouts and posters Standard size only.

20# BONDS : Recycled colored papers used for handouts and classroom materials.

Letterhead Bond (25% Rag) This is a watermarked bond paper used for letterheads.

Envelopes: #10 - Standard Letter Size # 9 - Will fit a standard letter size, made to fit within the # 10 # 6 3/4 - Small size to fit a half sheet of paper folded in thirds.

Carbonless: Carbonless paper is available in 2, 3, and 4 parts, padded together so that your information is copied to all the sheets.

Index Card Stock: Postcard weight stock, available in seven colors and various standard sizes.

65# Cover Stock: Various colors and sizes of a cover weight paper.

70# Stock: These various colors and finishes are used for brochures and anything you would need on a brochure weight paper. Linen Finish has small ridges in the paper. Smooth Finish is just that smooth.

Other Special Paper: This is to list anything other than stated previously. Instances could be letterhead that you are furnishing, or paper that you bring in to have your material printed on.