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Tim,

Well, of course this is what one is used to..

Here in the Netherlands (Europe) if one would need different sizes then A1 - A5 one has to 
specially order it. All is standardized to the A sizes, with the added advantage that if A5 is 
needed, and you don't have it on stock, you just cut A4 in half..

From our perspective the A standards reduce the need to stock all those sizes (letter/legal etc.). 
Of course the prices are here just contrary to your experience.

Rob.



On 30 jul. 2017, at 23:01, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote:

On 07/30/2017 10:10 AM, jonathon wrote:

On 29 July 2017 10:04:21 AM GMT-07:00, Tim-L wrote:

I use to know a guy in Canada and he stated they use the metric system and he used A4 paper 
[8.27" by 11.69"
In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"),  tabloid
Officially, Canada uses A, B etc sizes. Unofficially it uses letter etc. As a practical matter, 
people use whatever the local stationary store offers, which appears to depend upon locale.

jonathon

That clears it up.  I once had to make and print A4 size documents.  I am glad that Canada also 
uses letter size sheets.  It saves me from having to stock A4 again.

The Office and/or paper supply stores charge a high premium to purchase A4 paper.  I buy a ream 
of Letter size for under $4 at my grocery store, but the online site I buy 90% of my paper has A4 
paper for $11 plus shipping.

As for a link to LibreOffice, Writer is the default package I use to create posters from letter 
size to 11x17 size.  I really save the 13x19 paper for my own family's needs.

If I cannot use LibreOffice, then I have to go to Inkscape. But LibreOffice does 95%, or more, of 
my poster and sign needs. Thanks to my finding LibreOffice all those years ago when I was looking 
for a replacement for not-upgrading OpenOffice.org.

. . . . . . . .

In my apartment home office "paper wall" - 55" by 54" in size - has shelf upon shelf of paper 
from 4x6 inches to 13x19 inch paper in white, color, card stock, and various types of photo 
paper.  Right now A4 paper is not needed anymore.

All my old, faded, white paper goes to my grand nephew and grand niece as coloring sheets.

Can you believe that 13x19 photo paper costs a lot less that 11x17 photo paper - if you can find 
it.  I print so much paper I have to buy from a ream to several per month when I do a heavy print 
cycle.  I have to buy an inkjet printer every 6 to 10 months - alone with the 3 different 
numbered ink-tank cartridges - 2 for Canon photo printers and 1 for the HP wide format printer.  
I rarely use a laser toner cartridge a year.

People in the same apartment tower[s] I live in sees my different printers and paper wall and 
sees no reason to have all this "stuff".  Then they ask me to print something for them is a paper 
color that most people never have printed on before. They expect me to buy a half-ream the new 
color for 10-20 sheets.  I do my best to steer them to the closest color I have in stock. That is 
one reason I stock so many paper types and colors.  They just do not get why until they need 
printing from me.



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