Picas and Points

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Picas and Points

• Can you measure up?

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Unit Conversion

• 1 inch 72 points
• 1 inch 6 picas
• 1 pica 12 points
• 6 picas 72 points

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Which one to use?

• Type is always measured in points.
• Pictures are always measured in picas.

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Leading

• Leading is the distance between lines of type
  measured vertically from baseline to baseline.
  Leading is measured in points.
• Lines of type.
• Lines of type.

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Correct Nomenclature

• 1 pica is written 1p.
• 3 picas is written 3p.
• 27 points is written 27, get it.
• Points only list the number, since both words
  start with the letter p.
• 4 picas 6 points is written 4p6. This is correct
  for up to 11 points.
• Remember 12 points is 1p.

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Some simple math

• 3 7
• 10
• 6 21p
• 21p6
• 5 9 14, but after 12 points it becomes 1
  pica. So this is written 1p2.
• 3p6 2p9
• 6p3

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Common Sizes

• 1p6 1/4 inch
• 3p 1/2 inch
• 4p6 3/4 inch
• 6p 1 inch
• 51p x 66p 8 1/2 x 11 paper

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Printers Ruler
Start here this is 0
6 points or 6
1 pica or 1p
3p is 1/2 inch
6p is 1 inch