34 lines fit exactly on one A4 page. Check that the orientation in the print dialog matches the setting above.
Plain horizontal lines. Pick the spacing and as many lines as fit an A4 page are filled in automatically.
34 lines fit exactly on one A4 page. Check that the orientation in the print dialog matches the setting above.
Lined paper with nothing but horizontal rules. Choose a line spacing and the page fills with as many lines as fit on A4 — useful when the notebook runs out, or when you need paper ruled differently from the one you have.
Adults writing with a ballpoint are comfortable around 7-8mm; a child in early primary needs 10mm. College notebooks tend to sit near 7mm, so match that if the sheet will live alongside your notes.
Pick a spacing and the page takes as many lines as the height allows. Choosing "twenty-six lines" yourself only means the last one hangs off the edge or a gap is left at the bottom.
A4 is 210×297mm, but printers cannot reach a band at the edge. That band is taken out before the lines are laid down, so nothing is clipped even without "shrink to fit".
Dividing the 273mm of printable height by 8mm gives 34.1 lines, leaving an awkward stub at the bottom. So the spacing is nudged to 8.03mm and exactly 34 lines fit. A ruler may show the fraction, but that beats half a line at the edge. 7mm gives 39 lines, 9mm gives 30 and 10mm gives 27.
Black rules compete with handwriting. These are 0.18mm wide and pale, so once the page is written on the words stand out and the lines recede. The trade-off is that a photocopier may drop such faint lines — if you need many sheets, raise the copy count in the print dialog rather than copying.
The red vertical margin found in notebooks is not drawn. If you want a column for dates or numbers, rule one after printing; if you want name and date fields at the top, turn on the header. The header takes 16mm, which costs about two lines.
The lines start at the top of the printable area, directly below the 12mm printer margin, with no extra space reserved above. When the screen says 34 lines it is counting the spaces between rules: 35 rules are drawn, and the last closes the bottom of the printable area. With the header on, the first line starts 16mm lower and 8mm spacing gives 32 lines.
In landscape each line stretches to 273mm but the height drops to 186mm, so 8mm spacing fits 23 lines; 7mm gives 27, 9mm 21 and 10mm 19. The spacing is still tuned so no half line is left, which is why 8mm comes out at 8.09mm.
Rules are drawn thin so handwriting stays readable, and a printer's draft mode thins them further. Switch back to normal quality.
Switching to landscape gives longer lines and fewer of them — handy for tables, or for writing lyrics beside music.
Turn on the header and a space appears at the top. You lose a line or two in exchange.
Choose Print, then pick "Save as PDF" instead of a printer. The browser handles it; there is nothing to install.
When 8mm feels cramped and 10mm feels loose — adults with larger handwriting, or students in early secondary school.
Choose a spacing and an orientation and the line count is shown on screen before you print.
No. The panel for spacing and orientation appears only on screen; the paper gets the lines and the header and nothing else. The rounded border and padding of the preview are not printed either.