Saddle-Stitch Page Padding
A simple folded-sheet booklet needs a page count divisible by four.
Saddle-Stitch Page Padding
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How to use this calculator
- Enter planned pages in count.
- Select Calculate and keep the output unit with the answer.
Before you use the answer
Confirm the production specification with the printer or delivery platform before choosing dimensions. Keep trim, bleed, live area and pixel density distinct. Numerical consistency helps prevent avoidable rework, but a final proof remains necessary to judge the finished layout.
Cover treatment and press signatures can impose additional requirements; confirm with the printer.
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Why might a result be approximate?
Measurement uncertainty, ideal-model assumptions and floating-point rounding can all matter. Displaying more digits does not improve the original measurement.
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