Short Bond Paper Size in (Inches, MM, CM) for Microsoft Word and Printer

The short bond paper size is 8.5 in width x 11 in (inches) height or Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in, 21.59 x 27.94 in cm, 215.9 x 279.4 mm and 2550px x 3300px.
Bond papers (coupon bonds) are commonly used in printing documents for personal and business use. They are associated with students, offices, schools, printers, computers and othe…
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Bond papers (coupon bonds) are commonly used in printing documents for personal and business use. They are associated with students, offices, schools, printers, computers and other purposes. Microsoft Word (97, 2003, 2016, and later) is one of the most used software in Windows (7, 8, 10, and 11 OS) that deals with bond paper sizes (short, long, A4, etc.).

Before printing, you need to choose the right paper size in print settings or printer properties. You have options to choose from A4, A5, A6, Letter, B5, and even user-defined size bond papers.

Short Bond Paper

Short Bond Paper Size in MS Word

The actual width and height of a short bond paper size in Microsoft Word can be mesured in mm, inch (inches) and pixels (px).

In Microsoft Office Word or MS Word short bond paper is also known as Letter or 8.5 x 11 inches in paper size. You can use a ruler to check and verify the correct measurements based on the each equivalent unit.

Short Bond Paper Size in Ruler

Short Bond Paper Size in Ruler

Short Bond Paper Size in Inches

The short bond paper size is 8.5" (inches) in width x 11" (inches) in height or 8.5" x 11".

Short Bond Paper Size in CM

The short bond paper size equivalent in CM is 21.59 cm x 27.94 cmor 21.59 x 27.94 cm (centimeters).

Short Bond Paper Size in MM

The equivalent measurement of short bond paper in MM is 215.9 x 279.4 mm (millimeters).

Short Bond Paper Size in Pixels or PX

The short bond paper size equivalent to in pixels is 2550 pixels (width) by 3300 pixels (height) in 300 ppi resolution.

Please note that to determine the short bond paper size in pixels you need to multiply Inches x Resolution (Pixel/Inch). For example, if you set 72 ppi resolution of your new image (in Photoshop and other software), the computation to get the exact size is 8.5 inches x 72 = 612 and 11 inches x 72 792. Therefore, the size of short bond paper in 72 PPI resolution is 612 x 792 pixels.

For Canva app users, you users your set the width and height to 8.5 x 11 in (inches) or simply use the Letter paper size.

How to Choose or Set the 8.5" x 11" paper size in Microsoft Word

Open your Microsoft Word (MS Word) then go to Page Layout or Layout. Click Size and select Letter 8 1/2 x 11 (8.5" x 11").

Short Bond Paper Size in Microsoft Word

If you cannot find the Letter 8 1/2 x 11 (8.5" x 11") in Size menu, just go to More Paper sizes. Select Custom size in the Paper size field then adjust the width and height in inches to  8.5" x 11".

In Google Drive, open the file then go to the File tab at the top left window. Choose Page setup the select paper size in the drop-down menu. Choose Letter (8.5 x 11 inches).

Choose Short Bond Paper Size in PDF

Setting the correct paper size in Adobe PDF can be tricky if not done correctly, causing you to do a trial and error when printing a short bond paper size in PDF format.

Short Bond Paper Size PDF

To set the correct PDF document paper size:

  1. Open the PDF file.
  2. Click the Printer icon to print.
  3. Select your printer name, then click on Properties.
  4. In the Printer properties, go to Document size and choose Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in. You can also select User-defined or manual to set the paper width and height.
  5. In the Paper Sizing and Handling section, you can uncheck the option "Choose paper source by PDF page size" if you are unsure of the exact PDF document paper size. This will use the paper size set in the printer properties document settings. In case the PDF document is smaller than the printer's paper size, you can select the "Fit" option to exactly fit the design or document in the whole paper size.
  6. Click Print to print the PDF document in short bond paper.

You can explore other PDF paper size and handling options, such as Shrink oversized pages, Actual size, Custom scale, Poster, Multiple, and Booklet, by using the print preview feature.

Create and Print in Short Bond Paper Size using Canva

You can easily create design and apply template style in Canva then set your preferred document or paper size.

Short Bond Paper Size in Canva
  1. Login to you Canva account.
  2. In Home page, select Create design to start a Project, template or design.
  3. Select Custom size in the left navigation menu, set custom size for short bond paper.
  4. Input 8.5 x 11 then change the Units to inches. You can also select mm, cm, px as the units if you prefer.
  5. Click Create new design to start.

You can also search for and use available default templates in Canva with an 8.5 x 11 paper size, such as Planner, Planner Cover, Mailing Label, Sell Sheet (Portrait), Notebook Cover, and Diary.

Set Short Bond Paper Size in Printer

Before printing out any documents, you need to select the correct bond paper size on your Printer Properties to fit the Microsoft Word document size. You can adjust the size to fit and this is also useful to double-check and avoid mismatched output copy.

Set Short Bond Paper Size in Printer

To select short bond paper on your printer, open your Microsoft Word document to be printed.

  1. Go to File, then select Print.
  2. In Printer, select the name of your printer (Epson, HP, Canon, etc.).
  3. Go to Settings then make sure you selected the Letter 8 1/2 x 11 (8.5" x 11").
  4. Click Print to print the document.

You can also click Printer Properties then select Letter 8 1/2 x 11 (8.5" x 11") in document size. In case you can't find it, just select the User-defined option the input the short bond paper size equivalent in inches (8.5" x 11").

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