What Is The Difference Between An A4 And A5 Folder?
The standard size for presentation folders is generally a4 and a5, but what exactly is this? You may be wondering – hence, to help you understand the difference between the two types of presentation folders, we have decided to write about different paper sizes, that will help you understand.
The A-Series of paper sizes is an international standard, which is used in most parts of the world in order to differentiate between the different sizes of paper available. the most commonly used paper today is A4 hence the A4 folder is used to accommodate this size of paper. You will find that in an office printer or copier the size of paper most readily available is A4 – so much so that it is often referred to as a copier paper!
Since this is the size of the paper better so commonly used for writing reports, letters, forms, brochures etc. You will find that it is the standard sized sheet that the printer in the office will try to print on and also the standard size of the document you create when you open up any word-processing platform like Microsoft Word to create a letter or report. An A4 folder should ideally be able to hold a sheet that measures 210mm X 297mm (Width X Height) or 8.3” X 11.7”. Our range of A4 folders is hence designed to hold A4 sized paper. The folder itself is of course slightly larger than A4, in our girl to make sure that the contents fit neatly. Even though A4 is the most commonly used paper size A5 folder is also pretty popular. What is A5 sized paper you wonder? Let us answer that question for you and clarify the confusion between the two.
A5 is all fairly commonly used size for notepads, brochures and flyer. It’s half the size of A4 sheets and measures around 148mm X 210mm (Width X Height) or 5.8” X 8.3”. Hence if you compare you will find that the longest edge of the A5 sheet is the same size as the shortest size of the A4 sheet, which in this case is 210mm. The popular use of our A5 folder is actually for keeping folded sheets of A4 papers, which means that it could be brochures or folded information posters. Our A5 folder can actually hold up to 15 sheets of folded A4 paper or 30 single sheets of A5 paper.
Going to some basic differences let us talk about A4 paper size first. The most commonly used size in the world it is used as the classic paper sheet in all industrialized countries. Amongst all the formats that are used in the printing industry presentation folders of A4 size have become so important since A4 papers are the most important ones for daily office use.
The A4 size has actually become the standard business letter size in English speaking countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the UK, that used to formally use paper was that work of British imperial sizes. Even quite a few South American countries such as Mexico: Costa Rica, Chile, Venezuela etc.have also taken up A4 paper size as the official standard paper. With A4 being considered as the star of ISO 216, it is but natural that an A4 folder hence is probably the most common printed size of presentation folders.
The A5, on the other hand, is mostly used for creating booklets, leaflets, flyers etc. Since it corresponds to almost half the size of an A4 sheet – it is rarely found in printers although it can be called more adaptable. The A5 sheets are obtained by folding A4 sheet in the direction of its width, the proportion in this manner is still preserved that also helps in keeping the content of the sheet the same at the time of enlargement. A5 folders hence, as we mentioned earlier are actually useful in accommodating both A4 and A5 sheets if the need arises. Taking everything into consideration, both A4 and A5 have their merits and according to your requirements you can choose which out of the two presentation folders suits your needs in the most perfect manner.
