{"id":27617,"date":"2021-01-07T20:47:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T20:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suprefreshprod.wpengine.com\/\/?page_id=27617"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:51:22","slug":"print-with-perforation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/specialty-features\/print-with-perforation","title":{"rendered":"Print With Perforation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Print Perforation Types, Inspiration and Best Practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Make your projects interactive when you print with perforation. This article covers the different types of perforation (single, \u201cL,\u201d \u201cT\u201d and box), creative ideas for tear-off designs and best practices for setting up your files. Smartpress makes it easy to include perforated elements in your marketing materials, giving your audience a chance to interact with your piece in a fun, unexpected way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of our online printing services, perforation is offered on many of our products. Whether for direct mail marketing, event promotion or custom invitations, adding tear cards or rip cards to your print collateral makes it easy to engage with target audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Print custom event tickets for any occasion\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JNhuzmgmxOw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"waypoint t-sink s-sink\" id=\"types-of-perforation\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of Perforation Printing for Custom Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Single Perforation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A single line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Great for tear-off business cards, coupons, RSVP cards, customer loyalty punch cards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;L&#8221; Perforation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the shape of an \u2018L\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Great for tear-out forms and comments cards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;T&#8221; Perforation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Perforation in the shape of a \u2018T\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Great for event drink tickets and raffle tickets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Box Perforation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the shape of a box<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Great for contact cards, product information and details, price tags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"waypoint t-sink s-sink\" id=\"design-ideas-with-perforation\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ideas for Designing With Perforation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create tear-off business cards, coupons and custom loyalty punch cards with perforation on <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/offering\/door-hanger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">door hangers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/offering\/rack-cards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rack cards<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/offering\/brochure-printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brochures<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide easy RSVP cards with perforated custom <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/offering\/postcard-printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">postcards<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/offering\/invitation-printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">invitations<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer tear-off contact information with perforated marketing <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/offering\/sell-sheet-printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sell sheets<\/a>, flyers and pamphlets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design personalized drink tickets and raffle tickets with perforated <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/offering\/card-printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cards<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create custom tear-off <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/shop\/custom-calendars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendars<\/a> (tear off the monthly grid and keep the artwork on each page).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create tear-out pages in coloring books, activity books and workbooks with perforated custom <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/shop\/custom-booklets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">booklets<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Request a <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/pages\/custom-quote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Custom Quote<\/a> to perforate your piece in any shape, like stars, hearts, even your business logo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"waypoint t-sink s-sink\" id=\"design-best-practices\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices for Designing With Perforation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your design includes scoring, your print will be scored at the same time it\u2019s perforated &#8211; you do not need to select an option from the Scoring-Only dropdown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Folded pieces can feature a perforated line on a fold, however, custom booklets require the perforation to be 1\/8&#8243; away from the fold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a cover <a href=\"https:\/\/suprefreshprod.wpengine.com\/\/printing-basics\/text-weight-vs-cover-weight\">paper stock weight<\/a> of 100# or less to fold on the perforation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it\u2019s a perforation with no folding, we do not recommend cover paper stock weights over 100#.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perforation cannot exceed 17\u201d across the piece.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When <a href=\"https:\/\/suprefreshprod.wpengine.com\/\/ordering\/how-to-order-at-smartpress\">ordering<\/a>, provide an additional file that shows the desired perforation placement for position only (FPO), labeling perforated areas as FPO and setting the lines to magenta.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Smartpress is your online printer for custom projects big or small. For questions, please <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/contact\">contact customer service<\/a> and take your print projects to the next level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Print Perforation Types, Inspiration and Best Practices Make your projects interactive when you print with perforation. This article covers the different types of perforation (single, \u201cL,\u201d \u201cT\u201d and box), creative ideas for tear-off designs and best practices for setting up your files. 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