Tarpapel Maker for Letter (Short Bond Paper)
Make a tarpapel on Letter (Short Bond Paper) (8.5 × 11 in) online free. Split any photo or design into numbered Letter (Short Bond Paper) sheets with cut marks and an assembly guide — no app, no uploads.
About Tarpapel Maker for Letter (Short Bond Paper)
This is the tarpapel maker with Letter (Short Bond Paper) (8.5 × 11 in) already selected — the paper sold as "Short" bond paper in the Philippines and standard in the US and Canada. Upload your photo or banner design, choose how many sheets across and down (or type the finished size in feet or centimetres), drag the crop box, and download a PDF with one Letter (Short Bond Paper) sheet per page.
Every sheet carries cut marks, a 10 mm overlap strip with a dashed guide for gluing, and its row/column number, and page 1 is an assembly map. For a 3 × 4 ft tarpapel on Letter (Short Bond Paper) you need 25 sheets (5 across × 5 down). Print at 100% / Actual size on Letter (Short Bond Paper) paper and the sheets line up exactly. Nothing is uploaded — the PDF is built in your browser.
How to make a tarpapel online
- 1Upload your photo or design (JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, or BMP). For best results use the largest version you have — at least 2,000 px wide for a 3-sheet-wide banner.
- 2Choose the paper you will print on: A4, Long / Folio (8.5 × 13 in), Letter / Short, Legal, or A3, and portrait or landscape.
- 3Set the size — either "By sheets" (for example 3 across × 4 down) or "Exact size" (for example 3 × 4 ft, or use the quick-size chips). The tool shows the finished size in cm and feet, the sheet count, and a sharpness rating.
- 4Drag the crop box over your photo to pick what gets printed, or switch to "Fit whole photo" to keep everything with white borders. Check the sheet layout preview.
- 5Click "Create tarpapel PDF", then Download. Print the PDF at 100% / Actual size (never "Fit to page"), cut along the marks, overlap on the dashed guide lines, and tape at the back. Page 1 walks you through it.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a tarpapel on Letter (Short Bond Paper) paper?
Upload your photo above — Letter (Short Bond Paper) is pre-selected — choose the number of sheets or the finished size, adjust the crop, and click Create tarpapel PDF. Print every page at 100% on Letter (Short Bond Paper), cut along the marks, overlap on the dashed guides and tape at the back.
How many Letter (Short Bond Paper) sheets do I need for a 3 × 4 ft tarpapel?
25 sheets (5 across × 5 down) with the default 8 mm margin and 10 mm overlap. Switch to "Exact size" and enter any other size to see the count for Letter (Short Bond Paper) instantly.
Short bond paper or Long — which makes a bigger tarpapel?
Long (8.5 × 13 in) covers more area per sheet, so the same poster needs fewer pages; a 3 × 4 ft banner takes 20 Long sheets but 25 Short/Letter sheets. If you have both, use Long.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The tiling, the preview and the PDF are all generated inside your browser; your photo never leaves your device.
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Guides
- How to Make a Tarpapel (Free, No App): A4, Long & Short Bond PaperStep-by-step guide to making a tarpapel from any photo or design — choose paper, sheets or exact size, print at 100%, cut, overlap and tape. Free online maker, no Word or Excel needed.
- Tarpapel Sizes: How Many Sheets for 2×3, 3×4, 4×6 ft (A4, Long, Short)Exact sheet counts for common tarpapel sizes on A4, Long and Short bond paper, plus how big a 3×4-sheet tarpapel actually is and how to pick the right size for your photo.
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