Lined Paper · No. 01
Narrow Ruled (Letter, gray)
Narrow Ruled paper, portrait, Letter, gray lines
Choosing and using this paper
Choosing and printing this specification
At 6.4 mm, these closely spaced rules suit small handwriting and dense revision notes. If tall letters or corrections touch the next line, move to 7.1 mm college ruling or 8.7 mm wide ruling instead of shrinking your handwriting.
How much space the layout gives you
Inside the page margins, the rules span 177.8 mm across and 241.3 mm vertically. There are 38 horizontal rules, creating 37 full writing bands. These counts describe the default sheet, before editor changes.
Paper and printer choice
Use US Letter stock for this preset. If you have A4, change the paper size in the editor before exporting. Resizing in the print dialog also resizes the grid or ruling. Check the margins against your hole punch before making multiple copies. For blue or gray guides, print and photocopy one trial sheet first; faint lines may lose contrast in a copy.
Questions about this format
- How can I check the printed spacing?
Print at 100% or Actual Size, then measure from one rule or dot to the one ten intervals away. That distance should be 64 mm for this 6.4 mm preset. Measuring ten intervals is easier than judging one small gap; exclude the thickness of the lines.
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