
column
widths ...
After a quick phone call, I was faxed over all
the column widths for The Tribune. The following include Classified
Widths, Display Widths, Real
Estate Tab (C), Ticket Widths, TV
Guide and Modular Widths.
| Column Size |
= |
Decimal In. |
Picas |
| 1 col. |
= |
1.08" |
6p6 |
| 2 col. |
= |
2.29" |
13p9 |
| 3 col. |
= |
3.5" |
21p0 |
| 4 col. |
= |
4.72" |
28p4 |
| 5 col. |
= |
5.93" |
35p7 |
| 6 col. |
= |
7.14" |
42p10 |
| 7 col. |
= |
8.34" |
50p1 |
| 8 col. |
= |
9.50" |
57p0 |
| 9 col. |
= |
10.77" |
64p8 |
| 10 col. |
= |
12.00" |
72p0 |
Revised
5/21/02 |
| Column Size |
= |
Decimal In. |
Picas |
| 1 col. |
= |
1.77" |
10p8 |
| 2 col. |
= |
3.72" |
22p4 |
| 3 col. |
= |
5.67" |
34p0 |
| 4 col. |
= |
7.61" |
45p8 |
| 5 col. |
= |
9.56" |
57p4 |
| 6 col. |
= |
11.50" |
69p0 |
| Double Truck |
= |
24.0" |
144p0 |
Revised
5/21/02 |
| Column Size |
= |
Decimal In. |
Picas |
| 1 col. |
= |
1.08" |
6p6 |
| 2 col. |
= |
2.29" |
13p9 |
| 3 col. |
= |
3.5" |
21p0 |
| 4 col. |
= |
4.72" |
28p4 |
| 5 col. |
= |
5.93" |
35p7 |
| 6 col. |
= |
7.14" |
42p10 |
| 7 col. |
= |
8.34" |
50p1 |
| 8 col. |
= |
9.50" |
57p0 |
Revised
5/21/02 |
| Column Size |
= |
Decimal In. |
Picas |
| 1 col. |
= |
1.77" |
10p8 |
| 2 col. |
= |
3.72" |
22p4 |
| 3 col. |
= |
5.67" |
34p0 |
| 4 col. |
= |
7.61" |
45p8 |
| 5 col. |
= |
9.56" |
57p4 |
Revised
5/21/02 |
| Column Size |
= |
Decimal In. |
Picas |
| 1 col. |
= |
1.91" |
11p6 |
| 1.5 col. |
= |
2.91" |
17p6 |
| 2 col. |
= |
3.95" |
23p9 |
| 3 col. |
= |
6.00" |
36p0 |
| Front Cover Ad |
= |
5.66" x 3" |
34p0 x 18p0 |
| Full Page |
= |
6" x 10" |
36p0 x 60p0 |
Revised
5/21/02 |
| Page Size |
= |
Width |
Height |
| 1/8 Page |
= |
28p6
4.75" |
17p0
2.83" |
| 1/4 Page |
= |
28p6
4.75" |
34p4
5.72" |
| 1/2 Page (V) |
= |
28p6
4.75" |
69p0
11.5" |
| 1/2 Page (H) |
= |
58p6
9.75" |
34p4
5.72" |
| Full Page |
= |
58p6
9.75" |
69p0
11.5" |
| Revised
5/21/02 |
from fraction to decimal to picas....

The Inches (fractions) to Inches (decimal)
is needed to use most digital software for measurements. Having
one easily accessible is mandatory. And some need to convert
to Picas or Points, so here's the chart as you would use in
Quark, etc.
| Inches |
= |
Fraction
Inches |
Decimal
Inches |
Postscript
Picas |
Postscript
Point |
| 1-16 |
= |
1/16" |
.0625" |
0p4.5 |
4.5 |
| 1-8 |
= |
1/8" |
.1250" |
0p9.0 |
9.0 |
| 3-16 |
= |
3/16" |
.1875" |
1p1.5 |
13.5 |
| 1-4 |
= |
1/4" |
.2500" |
1p6.0 |
18.0 |
| 5-16 |
= |
5/16" |
.3125" |
1p10.5 |
22.5 |
| 3-8 |
= |
3/8" |
.3750" |
2p3.0 |
27.0 |
| 7-16 |
= |
7/16" |
.4375 |
2p7.5 |
31.5 |
| 1-2 |
= |
1/2" |
.5000 |
3p0.0 |
36.0 |
| 9-16 |
= |
9/16 |
.5625 |
3p4.5 |
40.5 |
| 5-8 |
= |
5/8" |
.6250 |
3p9.0 |
45.0 |
| 11-16 |
= |
11/16" |
.6875 |
4p1.5 |
49.5 |
| 3-4 |
= |
3/4" |
.7500 |
4p6.0 |
54.0 |
| 13-16 |
= |
13/16" |
.8125 |
4p10.5 |
58.5 |
| 7-8 |
= |
7/8" |
.8750 |
5p3.0 |
63.0 |
| 15-16 |
= |
15/16" |
.9375 |
5p7.5 |
67.5 |
| 1-0 |
= |
1/1 |
1.000 |
6p0.0 |
72.0 |
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