Notebook and Writing Paper Engine
Choose a paper style and a spacing in millimetres, a paper size and a page count. Lines, dots and squares are placed at exactly that spacing from the top of the writing area, never stretched to fill the page, so 7 mm ruling measures 7 mm on the printed sheet.
For loose sheets the left and right margins are used as typed. For a bound notebook the inside margin sits on the spine side of every page, so left-hand and right-hand pages mirror each other. Everything is made in your browser.
Downloads: PDF, Project file
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How to use the Notebook and Writing Paper Engine
- Pick a layout: Compact (the pattern fills the page), Spacious (a header strip with a date line) or Section-led (a title page, then numbered pages with a running head).
- Choose the paper style. Lined, handwriting, Cornell and music paper use the line spacing; dot grid, squared, graph and isometric paper use the grid spacing.
- Choose the paper size, loose sheets or a bound notebook, and the number of pages.
- Set the margins in millimetres. For a bound notebook, add the inside (spine) and outside margins.
- Choose Create document, check the pages in the viewer, then download the PDF. Print at 100% (Actual size) to keep the spacing exact.
Example
A 96-page A5 lab notebook: a title page on the right, then 5 mm graph paper with heavier lines every 25 mm, a 16 mm inside margin on the spine side and page numbers at the outside corners.
What it does not do
- One paper style per document; make a second document for a mixed notebook, or use the KDP Interior and Journal Engine for page blocks.
- Line weight is at least 0.25 pt so that lines print.
- Printers that scale to fit the page change the spacing. Print at actual size.
- No company profile or logo fields.
- Up to 250 pages and 500 entries in any list.
Documents are made in your browser and are not uploaded or stored by Zerdly. Check the finished document before you use it.
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