Variable line stationery

I currently create my own lined stationery by printing light dots at
alternating line spacings (in MS Excel, spacings of 21 and 10.5), writing in
the larger interval and using the smaller interval for the extended portions
of the script. It creates a cleaner looking document without the waste of
space of all wider lines (for those of us who have trouble writing a
straight line with no aide at all).

Does anyone actually produce a commercial product with alternating line
spacings, or is this asking for too much for writiers in today's market?

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Yes, Lake Placid Blue IS that much better looking...

I remember using this type of stationary at school in the 1950's. It was
used for the very reason you described and helped me in spacing my "cursive"
text correctly.

You might be able to find it at school stationers.

Adrian

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I currently create my own lined stationery by printing light dots at
alternating line spacings (in MS Excel, spacings of 21 and 10.5), writing
in
the larger interval and using the smaller interval for the extended
portions
of the script. It creates a cleaner looking document without the waste of
space of all wider lines (for those of us who have trouble writing a
straight line with no aide at all).

Does anyone actually produce a commercial product with alternating line
spacings, or is this asking for too much for writiers in today's market?

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Yes, Lake Placid Blue IS that much better looking...

"Adrian Lawrie" wrote in message
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I remember using this type of stationary at school in the 1950's. It was
used for the very reason you described and helped me in spacing my
"cursive"
text correctly.

You might be able to find it at school stationers.

Adrian

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Except what I remember of school stationery, it wasn't real pen friendly -
maybe a step up from Indian Chief tablets...

My expectation is that 'fine' stationery' assumes that I can write in
straighter lines than is true (pun unintentional, but I'll take what I can
get).

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)

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I currently create my own lined stationery by printing light dots at
alternating line spacings (in MS Excel, spacings of 21 and 10.5), writing in
the larger interval and using the smaller interval for the extended portions
of the script. It creates a cleaner looking document without the waste of
space of all wider lines (for those of us who have trouble writing a
straight line with no aide at all).

Does anyone actually produce a commercial product with alternating line
spacings, or is this asking for too much for writiers in today's market?

Seems to me your need has already resolved itself


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Check with Sam at www.pendemonium.com; I think she can help.

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I remember some pads of "writing stationary" had a reusable sheet with
heavy lines that could be put under the blank sheet. The dark lines
would show through as a writing guide, but no lines on the actual
letter sheet.

Unless your finished stationery paper is very heavy, perhaps you could
use that same program and make heavy dark lines on a master sheet to
place underneath the shet on which you write.

"JimL" wrote in message
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I remember some pads of "writing stationary" had a reusable sheet with
heavy lines that could be put under the blank sheet. The dark lines
would show through as a writing guide, but no lines on the actual
letter sheet.

Unless your finished stationery paper is very heavy, perhaps you could
use that same program and make heavy dark lines on a master sheet to
place underneath the shet on which you write.

I've considered doing that instead of the printed dots. The only advantage
of preprinted stationery is being able to use heavier paper out of the box,
without the minor changes that running the paper through a printer seems to
cause to many of the sheets. The heavy grey that I prefer in formal writing
paper tends to work against a plate sheet or whatever you'd call it. It
would work for everything else.

I think the issue of the formal paper seems to have been resolved anyway. My
wife decided she wants writing paper/stationery for correspondence with a
preprinted heading, so I guess the lines shouldn't cost too much to add.
I'll find out Monday. My only hesitation is the last two times I put our
address on stationery, we moved a short time later - and I'm too tired to
pack up again...

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)

One thing I've found is that with most quadrille pads, the lines don't show
up in photocopies - so several times I've written out things by hand on
inexpensive quadrille paper, then photocopied onto nicer paper. The copies
look great, and it's much easier for me to write in a well-aligned way (of
course) on the quadrille - even I'M impressed when I look at the copies.

Sally

"JimL" wrote in message
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I remember some pads of "writing stationary" had a reusable sheet with
heavy lines that could be put under the blank sheet. The dark lines
would show through as a writing guide, but no lines on the actual
letter sheet.

Unless your finished stationery paper is very heavy, perhaps you could
use that same program and make heavy dark lines on a master sheet to
place underneath the shet on which you write.

"Curtis L. Russell" wrote in message ...
"JimL" wrote in message
om...
I remember some pads of "writing stationary" had a reusable sheet with
heavy lines that could be put under the blank sheet. The dark lines
would show through as a writing guide, but no lines on the actual
letter sheet.

Unless your finished stationery paper is very heavy, perhaps you could
use that same program and make heavy dark lines on a master sheet to
place underneath the shet on which you write.

I've considered doing that instead of the printed dots. The only advantage
of preprinted stationery is being able to use heavier paper out of the box,
without the minor changes that running the paper through a printer seems to
cause to many of the sheets. The heavy grey that I prefer in formal writing
paper tends to work against a plate sheet or whatever you'd call it. It
would work for everything else.

I think the issue of the formal paper seems to have been resolved anyway. My
wife decided she wants writing paper/stationery for correspondence with a
preprinted heading, so I guess the lines shouldn't cost too much to add.
I'll find out Monday. My only hesitation is the last two times I put our
address on stationery, we moved a short time later - and I'm too tired to
pack up again...

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)


In that last case, if you are using a laser printer to print the
dotted lines, why not also create your own personalized letterhead
with the computer? Then you can print just a few at a time, or just
one, and make changes any time. Choose a type font and page layout
that is your "trademark" style, different frowhatever font you might
use for the 'typed' body of the letter, on those occasions when you
might type a letter. Even graphics can be imported into most word
processor programs, and if using a delicate paper that might show wear
from going through the printer twice, the boilerplate letter file can
be copied to a new file for each letter, or cut and pasted onto each.

No need to pay a print shop, and endless varieties of styles and
papers now possible.

dumb question probably... but why dots?

I have found that if I print at the highest resolution allowed by my
printer (1440 dpi I believe) I can print very faint lines and in soft
colors that work well with the different inks I use (and different
papers) I use MS Publisher to do this.

I posted something regarding a program called Calli-Graphic that isn't
really what you're looking for but is worth looking at IMO - one can
add or eliminate the various guidelines the program creates and give
you variable lines but it's a complex program and a bit of a slow
learning curve for some I imagine. anyway - for whatever reason, the
post has never showed up on my server.