How are the number of pages in a document counted?
Sometimes there is confusion about the difference between a sheet of paper and a page. They are not the same thing. For example, the booklet on the left has two sheets of paper. Each sheet is folded in half, and the folded sheets are placed together and saddle stitched (stapled) along the fold to hold them together. Although the booklet contains two sheets of paper, it has a total of 8 pages.
The images below show how the printing industry counts the number of pages in a document. If you have questions about the number of pages in your project, please contact us.
Sheets vs. Pages Illustration
One Sheet, Two PagesA single sheet of paper has two sides. Each side is considered one page. So a sheet of paper is two pages.
One Sheet Folded, Four PagesA sheet folded in two is a four page document. Page one is the front cover, page two is the inside front, page three is the facing page, and page four is the back cover.
Two Folded Sheets, Eight PagesTwo folded sheets that are nested together creating an eight page document.
