Choose from the following options:

Plain

Choose this option if your media stock does not require a special description. Some systems require a value of plain, but leaving this blank if the detail is not needed would be better, if the print engine allows it.

Cardboard

Media made from cardboard stock.

Continuous long

Opaque media composed of sheets continuously connected along the long edge, as defined by paper size.

Continuous short

Opaque media composed of sheets continuously connected along the short edge, as defined by paper size.

Envelope

Media that can be used for conventional mailing purposes. Can either be plain envelopes or envelopes with transparent address windows.

Envelope plain

Envelopes that are not pre-printed and do not have address windows.

Envelope window

Envelopes that have transparent windows for addressing purposes.

Full cut tabs

Media with a single long tab that extends along the full length of the sheet.

Labels

Adhesive label stock, such as a sheet of peel-off labels.

Letterhead

Cut sheets of opaque media that contain a pre-printed letterhead.

Multi-part form

Media designed for use as a multi-layer form. Individual layers of the form are detached from one another and may be drawn from separate paper trays. It is more likely that the layers are pre-collated. These media tend to be referred to as NCR - No Carbon Required.

Photographic

Cut sheets of opaque media designed to support photographic-quality images.

Pre cut tabs

Media with two or more tabs that extend along an edge of the sheet.

Stationery

Cut sheets of opaque media. Generic paper falls under this category.

Tab Stock

Media with one or more tabs. Can be either Full cut tabs or Pre cut tabs, or refer to media with enough thickness and stiffness to be used as a tab. The media may or may not have tabs.

For example, the metric weight of a 50lb bond stock is calculated as follows:

Basis Weight x Conversion Factor = 50 x 3.76 = 188gsm