{"id":27620,"date":"2021-01-14T14:54:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T14:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suprefreshprod.wpengine.com\/\/?page_id=27620"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T20:31:58","slug":"collated-vs-uncollated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/printing-basics\/collated-vs-uncollated","title":{"rendered":"Collated vs. Uncollated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Collated Printing? What is it Used For?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/offering\/collated-printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collated printing<\/a> ensures your multi-page projects print in a specific order or sequence, making it perfect for information packets, employee training materials, flashcards and more. You get to design unique content and imagery for each page in your set, and they\u2019ll all be printed with the same size, shape, <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/stocks-substrates\/small-format-paper-stocks\">paper stock<\/a> and finish (like <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/specialty-features\/uv-coating\">UV coating<\/a> and rounded corners). Read more to find out if collating is right for your next project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"waypoint t-sink s-sink\" id=\"what-s-the-difference-between-collated-and-uncollated-\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s the Difference Between Collated and Uncollated Printing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding the difference between collated printing and uncollated printing can determine how you design your project for online printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Collated Printing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/collated_animal_alphabet_flashcards_detail.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&s=647f64028a5931ea7d22edd585906588\" alt=\"Custom flashcards printed with animals and uppercase and lowercase letters.\" class=\"wp-image-29820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/collated_animal_alphabet_flashcards_detail.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=683&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1024&amp;s=647f64028a5931ea7d22edd585906588 1024w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/collated_animal_alphabet_flashcards_detail.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=200&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=300&amp;s=1ca2c6dc38ddb6354bf8bc9cf5ed8ce4 300w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/collated_animal_alphabet_flashcards_detail.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=512&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=768&amp;s=af05a396ebf5004ec56eac23562e1def 768w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/collated_animal_alphabet_flashcards_detail.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1200&amp;s=7064fc172a93680e48199b4ea1571ba3 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/seating_cards.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&s=e07ca8d0a674abc497277ffce5259a35\" alt=\"Five collated table number cards in peach color lined up in a row with #SINGLETOKLINGEL in black text.\" class=\"wp-image-29822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/seating_cards.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=683&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1024&amp;s=e07ca8d0a674abc497277ffce5259a35 1024w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/seating_cards.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=200&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=300&amp;s=bc7c1e6feeb33bb801f0900fa00d4982 300w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/seating_cards.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=512&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=768&amp;s=649746eb285fb3fe736125d4d76fbdfe 768w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/seating_cards.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1200&amp;s=7f319fabbbef404b95391396a6d37807 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To collate something means to compile it in a specific order. This can be actual sheets of paper or simply numerical data. For an online printer like Smartpress, collated means your piece has more than one page and is printed in the order you specify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, you want three copies of a five-page informational packet. If you want each packet to print in the same order, collated printing would be your best bet. This way, collated printing would print pages one through five of the first packet before moving on to the second packet and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Uncollated Printing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/art_fairy_girl_cartoon.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=684&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&s=a51d154597b0b10f4954d811078235e8\" alt=\"A stack of custom postcards with illustrations of a little girl in a forest reaching for fireflies.\" class=\"wp-image-29823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/art_fairy_girl_cartoon.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=684&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1024&amp;s=a51d154597b0b10f4954d811078235e8 1024w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/art_fairy_girl_cartoon.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=200&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=300&amp;s=741b5d87d958d4ea5c340aec0f63370b 300w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/art_fairy_girl_cartoon.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=513&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=768&amp;s=7c3480731e5401d37ba516cecb3f1405 768w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/art_fairy_girl_cartoon.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1200&amp;s=b2bc4f75aa42b93e5f0e27cdf65ba97b 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If something is uncollated, it means it\u2019s compiled randomly or in an unspecified order. In printing terms, uncollated means your piece has more than one page and those pages are printed separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, you have that same five-page informational packet. When printing three copies of it, uncollated printing would print page one three times, then page two three times and so on. The result is one stack of page one, one stack of page two, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"waypoint t-sink s-sink\" id=\"when-to-use-collated-printing\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Should I Use Collated Printing? What Should I Use it For?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collated printing comes in handy and saves you time on so many projects. It\u2019s ideal for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marketing information packets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instruction manuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional portfolios<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flashcards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Event and wedding table cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Custom playing cards, trivia cards and tarot and oracle cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recipe cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Devotional decks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note cards and stationery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"badges\">\n            <div class=\"badges__type\">\n            <h3 class=\"badges__title\">Tips &amp; Tricks<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"badges__icon\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n    <g id=\"Icons-\/Tips-&amp;-Tricks-(support)\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\n        <rect id=\"Rectangle-Copy-19\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/rect>\n        <g id=\"support-badge-tips-and-tricks-ICON\" transform=\"translate(19.000000, 1.000000)\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\">\n            <path d=\"M6.77400877,48 C6.31441869,48 5.8908977,47.7808886 5.636087,47.4089611 L0,39.1782387 L0,1.42366216 C0,0.638232127 0.660878905,0 1.47417882,0 L11.5258212,0 C12.3391211,0 13,0.638232127 13,1.42366216 L13,39.1523948 L7.94916316,47.355026 C7.70715117,47.7471792 7.28130314,47.9887635 6.80891435,47.9988764 C6.79727916,48 6.78564396,48 6.77400877,48 Z M1.97798264,38.6029308 L6.74724783,45.5684255 L11.0208538,38.6276511 L11.0208538,1.91020179 L1.97798264,1.91020179 L1.97798264,38.6029308 L1.97798264,38.6029308 Z\" id=\"Shape\" fill=\"#007AC9\"><\/path>\n            <rect id=\"Rectangle\" fill=\"#007AC9\" x=\"1\" y=\"8\" width=\"11\" height=\"2\"><\/rect>\n            <g id=\"Group\" transform=\"translate(1.000000, 38.000000)\">\n                <line x1=\"0\" y1=\"1\" x2=\"11\" y2=\"1\" id=\"Path\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/line>\n                <rect id=\"Rectangle\" fill=\"#007AC9\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"10.9988388\" height=\"2\"><\/rect>\n            <\/g>\n        <\/g>\n    <\/g>\n<\/svg>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"badges__content t-sink s-sink\">\n            <ul>\n<li>Individually <a href=\"https:\/\/suprefreshprod.wpengine.com\/\/features\/shrink-wrapping\">shrink wrap<\/a> bundles of assorted stationery and more for easy retail sale.<\/li>\n<li>When printing manuals and how-to\u2019s, add one, two or three drill holes for easy insertion into binders.<\/li>\n<li>Make the most of our online printing services and choose the corner stapling option for preassembled packets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/blog\/on-press\/collated-printing-top-10-marketing-design-ideas\">Collated Printing: Top 10 Marketing &amp; Design Ideas,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/blog\/on-press\/decked-out-flashcard-printing-for-learning-fun\">Decked Out: Customize Flashcards for Learning &amp; Fun<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Collated Printing? 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