Newspaper page build size

The cut-off on our presses is 22.75 inches, which relates to the verticle dimension or page height of a broadsheet page. As with all web presses there is a portion of this dimension which is unprintable (where the plates are mounted into the press cylinders). Therefore, we recommend you build your broadsheet pages 22.0 inches tall. This will accommodate the unprintable portion of the page. We currently stock paper widths to produce up to six different sizes of broadsheets or tabloids. These widths are 23 inch, 24 inch, 25 inch, 27 inch, 31 inch and 35 inch. Each width represents the width of two broadsheet pages. One broadsheet page width would be half of the paper width i.e. a 12.5 inch wide broadsheet page is printed using 25 inch paper. For this size, each page build size will be 22.0 inches tall x 12.5 inches wide. Another example would be a 13.5 inch wide page would be printed on 27 inch paper and the individual page build size would be 13.5 inches wide x 22.0 inches tall. A 0.5 inch margin on all sides of the page is common and recommended.

Keep in mind a tabloid is merely a 1/2 folded broadsheet rotated clockwise 90 degrees. If the page build height of a broadsheet is 22.0 and a tabloid is a 1/2 folded broadsheet rotated clockwise, the page width build size of a tabloid page is 1/2 the height of a broadsheet or 11.0 inches wide. The height of a tabloid becomes a factor of the paper width. As an example, if you are wanting a tabloid with a page height of 13.5 inches, it would be printed on 27 inch paper. Our recommended page build size is 11.0 inches wide x 13.5 inches tall, with 0.5 inch margins to the inside on all pages.