Page Sizes

Newspapers are generally divided into two formats: broadsheet and tabloid. Broadsheet page size at TSM is 11.625 inches wide by 21 inches high. Tabloid page size is 10 inches wide by 11.625 inches high. It's important to remember not to place borders or text right up against the edge of the page, as they may be lost in printing. Leave at least 1/16" space all around.

When creating a centerspread, also called a "doubletruck" in a tabloid newspaper, remember that if headlines, copy or images span the middle of the page, they can't be created from two 10" x 11.625" pages side-by-side. Instead, create one 21" wide by 11.625" high page that will encompass the entire spread.

21" wide x 11.625" high Tabloid Doubletruck

Color pages in a newspaper must be placed in certain places depending on the total page count. For an eight page tabloid paper, the color pages will be one, four, five and eight, (pages four and five available as a centerspread or doubletruck if desired). In a 12-page paper, the pages will be one, six, seven, and 12. A 16-pager will be one, eight, nine and 16. A 20-page paper will be one, 10, 11, and 20. These pages are the same for a broadsheet publication except they have to print as two sections.