Printing Guides, Page 117

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What Is VDP Printing and How Variable Data Personalizes Every Piece

VDP printing merges a design with a spreadsheet so every piece differs in names, offers or QR codes, with how it works, the data to supply and the cost.

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Printing Paper Stocks Explained, from Matte and Gloss to Linen and Kraft

Matte, gloss, linen and kraft paper stocks explained, with what each finish is for, how to choose the right one, and what it costs to print at 4OVER4.COM.

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Paper Stocks & Materials and How to Choose the Right One

Choose the right paper for any print job by comparing stock, weight and finish, from cover vs text to silk, soft touch, kraft and recycled, at 4OVER4.COM.

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Cardstock vs Corrugated Boxes, How to Choose the Right Material

Cardstock vs corrugated boxes: what each material is, common thicknesses, when a folding carton beats a corrugated shipper, and how pricing works.

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What Is Cardstock and Its Weights?

The weight of cardstock runs from 10pt, about 80 lb cover, to 16pt, about 120 lb cover, with points, pounds and GSM decoded and which weight to pick.

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What Is 100 lb Gloss Book Paper? Best Uses & Feel

Gloss book folds like a flyer page while 100 lb gloss cover stands stiff like a postcard, so compare thickness, feel, folding and the products for each.

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100lb Cardstock Thickness, Weight and What It Prints Best

100lb cardstock is 100lb cover, about 0.010 inches and 271 gsm, so see how it compares with 14pt, what it prints well and where it falls too thin.

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Best Paper for Pamphlets, From 80 lb Text to 100 lb Cover

Which paper suits a pamphlet, from 100 lb gloss text that folds clean to cover weights that crack on a fold, with gsm, coatings, grain and gloss vs matte.

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How to Print Posters on Cardstock That Stay Flat

When cardstock beats paper for posters, which pt weight holds flat at each size, where cardstock stops working, and when to mount on foam core instead.

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How 100lb Text and 10pt Stock Differ in Paper Weight and Thickness

100lb text weighs a ream of parent sheets while 10pt measures one sheet at 0.010 inch, so compare both systems and pick the right stock for each job.

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How Pearlescent Paper Prints and When to Use Pearl Stock

What pearlescent paper is, how mica in the coating changes printed color, the artwork rules for pearl stock, and where 26pt Metallic Pearl Ice is worth it.

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