Folders, envelopes & letterheads

Step by step

1. Folders: start from the template

   Download the template for your folder style and put your artwork on its own layer over it. Run background colour and images 2mm past every cut line, and keep text clear of the folds, pockets and glue areas shown on the template. Hide the template layer before you export.

2. Custom folder shapes

   Want a different pocket, a cut-out or a folder that isn’t a rectangle? We cut custom folders on our Future Cutter — set up the cut and crease lines on a finishing page as shown in the Future Cutter guide.

3. Envelopes: work inside the print area

   Envelopes are printed once they’re made, so artwork can’t run off the edge. Keep everything inside the printable area in our envelope sizing guide, away from the flaps and seams — and on window envelopes, clear of the window.

4. Letterheads and with comps

   Keep the design to the top and bottom margins and leave the body clear for typing or writing. If they’ll go through an office laser printer, avoid heavy solid colour at the very edges. Colour that runs off the edge needs 2mm bleed like anything else.

5. Keep the suite consistent

   Use the same logo files, colours and type across the folder, envelope, letterhead and with comps — and choose stocks from the same family where the whites should match.

Templates & tools