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About PaperGridly

PaperGridly is a free resource for anyone who needs a page to print at the right size: students, teachers, designers, crafters and anyone fighting with printer settings. It brings together paper size references, printable paper templates, printing guides and small calculators in one place.

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Who runs PaperGridly

PaperGridly is run by Andrew Parkings, based in England, United Kingdom. The project combines original printable resources, browser-based calculations and guides prepared with AI assistance and digital checks. Follow updates on X at @ParkerWebsites or contact papergrids@proton.me.

What you will find here

  • Paper sizes: dimensions of A-series, B-series and North American sizes in millimeters, inches and pixels, plus comparisons such as A4 vs Letter.
  • Printables: original graph, dot grid, lined and specialty paper in A4 and US Letter PDF files.
  • Printing guides: step-by-step help with actual-size printing, double-sided and booklet printing, posters and borderless prints.
  • Tools: a custom paper generator that creates graph, dot, lined, isometric, hexagonal and music paper in any spacing, a printer calibration tool that measures print scale and printable area, a paper size comparison drawn to scale, and calculators for paper size units, print size and DPI, and paper weight. All of them run in your browser.

How the content is prepared

Paper dimensions follow the published ISO 216 and North American standards, and printing instructions are based on the documentation of the applications and printers involved. The printable templates were designed specifically for PaperGridly, and their page sizes and layouts are checked digitally before they are published. Some drafting, templates and calculators are produced with AI assistance and then reviewed; the details are in our editorial policy.

PaperGridly does not claim laboratory testing of printers or paper. Printers and drivers behave differently, so when scale matters, print a single test page and measure it before printing a full batch.

Corrections and contact

If you find a wrong measurement, a broken download or an unclear step, please tell us through the contact page. Include the page address and, for printing problems, your printer model, the application you used and the scale setting. Confirmed errors are corrected on the page.

How PaperGridly is funded

All resources on PaperGridly are free. The site may display advertising, such as Google AdSense, to cover hosting and development. Advertisers have no influence on what we publish. You can read how data and cookies are handled in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

Independent, not official

PaperGridly is not affiliated with ISO, Adobe, Google or any printer manufacturer. Brand names identify the standards, software and equipment discussed; they do not imply approval or endorsement.

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