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What paper sizes are supported?

This table outlines the various paper sizes supported by the different print drivers for version 11.0 and higher.

The table includes information for the PDF, RTF, HTML, Metacode, PCL 5, PCL 6, GDI, PostScript, and AFP print drivers. The PDF, RTF, HTML, and Metacode print drivers support all paper sizes.

Paper size	PDF, RTF, HTML, and Metacode	PXL1	PCL2	GDI2	PST3	AFP4
Paper size	PDF, RTF, HTML, and Metacode	PXL1	PCL2	GDI2	PST3	AFP4
US letter	X	X	X	X	X	X
US Legal	X	X	X	X	X	X
US executive	X	X	X	X	X	X
US ledger	X	X	X	X	X	X
US tabloid	X	Y	US letter	X	X	X
US statement	X	JIS B5	US executive	X	X	X
US folio	X	US legal	US legal	X	X	X
US fanfold	X	US ledger	US ledger	X	X	X

ISO 4A	X	Y	US letter	US letter	US letter	C
ISO 2A	X	Y	US letter	US letter	US letter	C
ISO A0	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO A1	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO A2	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO A3	X	X	X	X	X	X
ISO A4	X	X	X	X	X	X
ISO A5	X	X	X	X	X	X
ISO A6	X	X	X	X	X	X
ISO A7	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
ISO A8	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
ISO A9	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
ISO A10	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
ISO 4B	X	Y	US letter	US letter	US letter	C
ISO 2B	X	Y	US letter	US letter	US letter	C
ISO B0	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO B1	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO B2	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO B3	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO B4	X	JIS B4	US ledger	X	X	X
ISO B5	X	JIS B5	X	X	X	X
ISO B6	X	JIS B6	ISO C5	X	X	X
ISO B7	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
ISO B8	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
ISO B9	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
ISO B10	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
ISO C0	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO C1	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO C2	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
ISO C3	X	Y	US letter	X	X	C
ISO C4	X	JIS B4	US ledger	X	X	C
ISO C5	X	X	X	X	X	C
ISO C6	X	JIS B6	ISO C5	X	X	C
ISO C7	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
ISO C8	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	US letter	C
ISO C9	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	US letter	C
ISO C10	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	US letter	C
ISO DL	X	X	X	X	X	X

JIS B0	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
JIS B1	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
JIS B2	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
JIS B3	X	Y	US letter	US letter	X	C
JIS B4	X	X	X	US fanfold	X	X
JIS B5	X	X	X	X	X	X
JIS B6	X	X	X	X	X	X
JIS B7	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
JIS B8	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
JIS B9	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
JIS B10	X	ISO A6	ISO C5	ISO A6	X	C
Sizes marked with an X are fully supported by the corresponding driver. Sizes marked with a Y are supported by sending the paper dimensions in millimeters to the printer. Sizes that refer to another size substitute the referred size when paper size matching is turned on. If paper size matching is not turned on, the behavior depends upon the specific driver. To turn on paper size matching, use this INI option: < PrtType:XXX > PaperSizeMatching = Yes 1 When paper size matching is not turned on, the PCL 6 (PXL) driver sends the paper dimensions in millimeters to the printer. 2 When paper size matching is not turned on, these drivers substitute US letter. 3 This driver does not use paper size matching. US letter is substituted for the unsupported paper sizes 4 Sizes marked with a C are supported, but are commented out of the AFP formdef source file called F1FMMST.DAT. See list below for more information.

Paper sizes for AFP printers

The AFP formdef source file (F1FMMST.DAT) contains support for all paper sizes marked with either an X or a C in the preceding table. Since this file contains support for so many paper sizes, its size could affect printer performance. To limit the effect, all but the following paper sizes are commented out in the file:

Letter
Legal
Executive
Ledger
Tabloid
Statement
Folio
Fanfold
ISO A3
ISO A4
ISO A5
ISO A6
ISO B4
ISO B5
ISO B6
ISO DL
JIS B4
JIS B5
JIS B6

The commented source line begins with an asterisk (*). To add support for another paper size, you open the F1FMMST.DAT file and delete the asterisk at the beginning of each line that references the paper size you want to add.

Because the AFP formdef is composed on medium map names that specify page orientation, paper size, tray selection, and duplex settings, there are 31 groups of medium map settings. Each of these groups contains the 57 possible paper sizes. So, for each paper size you add, there are 31 sources lines you must uncomment to fully support a paper size for all orientations, trays, and duplex settings.

After you uncomment the lines that reference the paper size you want to add, run the AFPFMDEF utility to rebuild your AFP formdef file with the new information. For more information on this utility, see the Utilities Reference.

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