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What PT Means in Printing for Paper Thickness, Line Weight and Font Size

What PT Means in Printing for Paper Thickness, Line Weight and Font Size

PT means thousandths of an inch, so 10pt paper is 0.010 inch thick. Get the 10pt to 32pt ladder in mm and gsm, plus pt for stroke weight and font size.

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What Makes a Business Card Premium, From 16pt Suede to 80pt Painted Edges

What Makes a Business Card Premium, From 16pt Suede to 80pt Painted Edges

What separates a premium business card from a standard one: 16pt suede and velvet laminates, 32pt to 80pt stocks, painted and gilded edges, with real starting prices.

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Addressing a Postcard: The Easy Guide to Correct Mail

Addressing a Postcard: The Easy Guide to Correct Mail

How to address a postcard correctly with proper formatting, placement, and postal rules. Avoid delivery errors and lost mail.

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How to Address Wedding Invitations Properly

How to Address Wedding Invitations Properly

How to address wedding invitations for every guest scenario, couples, families, titles, and plus-ones. Follow our formal etiquette guide and order today.

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How to Mail Brochures: Cost & Best Practices

How to Mail Brochures: Cost & Best Practices

Fold a brochure to about 3.67 by 8.5 inches and it mails at letter rate. A catalog mails as a flat. USPS rules, tabs, classes and cost per 1,000.

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How to Mail Flyers to a Neighborhood

How to Mail Flyers to a Neighborhood

How to mail flyers to a neighborhood using USPS EDDM, targeted lists, or direct drops. Get step-by-step tips and print custom flyers today.

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When to Send Thank You Cards After a Wedding

When to Send Thank You Cards After a Wedding

When to send wedding thank you cards matters, most etiquette experts recommend within 3 months. Learn the ideal timeline, wording tips, and more. Read now.

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When to Send Thank You Cards: Time Frames, Etiquette & More

When to Send Thank You Cards: Time Frames, Etiquette & More

Send a business thank you card within 48 hours, a wedding card within three months and an interview card within 24 hours. Every window in one table.

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How to Label a Package for Shipping, Step by Step

How to Label a Package for Shipping, Step by Step

How to label a package: seal the box, print the label at full size, apply it flat on the largest face, cover old barcodes, add customs forms overseas.

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When a Print Order Outgrows Parcel and Has to Move as Freight

When a Print Order Outgrows Parcel and Has to Move as Freight

Ground, air and freight compared for print orders by weight, pallet size and deadline, including the point where a large sign or banner run stops shipping parcel.

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How Next Day Sticker Printing Works, From Cutoff to Doorstep

How Next Day Sticker Printing Works, From Cutoff to Doorstep

Next day sticker printing means one business day on press after proof approval. Here is the cutoff, the die cut catch, and how shipping days stack on top.

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How Printing and Shipping Work Together From Upload to Doorstep

How Printing and Shipping Work Together From Upload to Doorstep

Printing and shipping run on two separate clocks. How turnaround, transit and business days add up, what delays orders, and how to hit a delivery date.

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