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Chapter 8 Miscellaneous
4. Description of Paper Size and Zoom Ratio Table

Description of Paper Size and Zoom Ratio Table

Paper Size

Name Size (Metric) Size (Inch)
A3 297 mm × 420 mm 11-3/4 × 16-1/2
B4 257 mm × 364 mm 10 × 14-1/4
A4 210 mm × 297 mm 8-1/4 × 11-3/4
B5 182 mm × 257 mm 7-1/4 × 10
A5 148 mm × 210 mm 5-3/4 × 8-1/4
B6 128 mm × 182 mm 5 × 7-1/4
A6 105 mm × 148 mm 4-1/4 × 5-3/4
POST CARD 100 mm × 148 mm 4 × 5-3/4
Name Size (Inch) Size (Metric)
LEDGER 11 × 17 279 mm × 432 mm
11 × 14 11 × 14 279 mm × 356 mm
COMPUTER 10-1/8 × 14 257 mm × 356 mm
10 × 14 10 × 14 254 mm × 356 mm
9-1/4 × 14 9-1/4 × 14 236 mm × 356 mm
LEGAL 8-1/2 × 14 216 mm × 356 mm
FOOLSCAP GOVERNMENT LEGAL 8-1/2 × 13 216 mm × 330 mm
FOOLSCAP 8 × 13 203 mm × 330 mm
FOOLSCAP 8-2/3 × 13 220 mm × 330 mm
FOOLSCAP FOLIO 8-1/4 × 13 210 mm × 330 mm
8-1/4 × 11-3/4 8-1/4 × 11-3/4 210 mm × 301 mm
LETTER 8-1/2 × 11 216 mm × 279 mm
GOVERNMENT LETTER 8 × 10-1/2 203 mm × 267 mm
QUARTO 8 × 10 203 mm × 254 mm
STATEMENT INVOICE 5-1/2 × 8-1/2 140 mm × 216 mm

Zoom Ratio Table (Original Size to Copy Paper Size)

Metric Areas
Original Size Copy Paper Size Zoom Ratio
A3
297 × 420 mm
11-3/4 × 16-1/2
A4 ×0.707
A5 ×0.500
B4 ×0.866
B5 ×0.610
A4
210 × 297 mm
8-1/4 × 11-3/4
A5 ×0.707
A6 ×0.500
B5 ×0.866
B6 ×0.610
A3 ×1.414
B4 ×1.224
A5
148 × 210 mm
5-3/4 × 8-1/4
A6 ×0.707
B6 ×0.866
A4 ×1.414
A3 ×2.000
B4 ×1.733
B5 ×1.224
A6
105 × 148 mm
4-1/4 × 5-3/4
A4 ×2.000
A5 ×1.414
B5 ×1.733
B6 ×1.224
B4
257 × 364 mm
10 × 14-1/4
A4 ×0.816
A5 ×0.577
B5 ×0.707
B6 ×0.500
A3 ×1.154
B5
182 × 257 mm
7-1/4 × 10
A5 ×0.816
A6 ×0.577
B6 ×0.707
A3 ×1.640
A4 ×1.154
B4 ×1.414
B6
128 × 182 mm
5 × 7-1/4
A6 ×0.816
A4 ×1.640
A5 ×1.154
B4 ×2.000
B5 ×1.414
Inch Areas
Original Size Copy Paper Size Zoom Ratio
11 × 17
279.4 × 431.8 mm
11 × 14 ×0.823
Legal ×0.772
Foolscap ×0.764
Letter ×0.647
Invoice ×0.500
11 × 15
279.4 × 381 mm
11 × 14 ×0.933
Legal ×0.772
Foolscap ×0.772
Letter ×0.733
Invoice ×0.500
11 × 14
279.4 × 355.6 mm
Legal ×0.772
Foolscap ×0.772
Letter ×0.772
Invoice ×0.500
Legal
8-1/2 × 14
215.9 × 355.6 mm
Foolscap ×0.928
Letter ×0.785
Invoice ×0.607
11 × 17 ×1.214
Foolscap
8-1/2 × 13
215.9 × 330.2 mm
Letter ×0.846
Invoice ×0.647
11 × 17 ×1.294
11 × 14 ×1.076
Letter
8-1/2 × 11
215.9 × 279.4 mm
Invoice ×0.647
11 × 17 ×1.294
11 × 14 ×1.272
Invoice
5-1/2 × 8-1/2
139.7 × 215.9 mm
11 × 17 ×2.000
11 × 14 ×1.647
Legal ×1.545
Foolscap ×1.529
Letter ×1.294
Zoom Ratio = Copy Paper Size Original Size 1 inch = 25.4 mm1 mm = 0.0394 inch