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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Letter Tray Configurations

There is a bit of confusion over the names of some of the SuccessImage trays - people generally use the terms "desk tray", "in box", "out box", "letter tray", "paper tray" and a few other variations to describe these typical office trays.

Care should be used though in using the term "letter" as this sometimes refers to the sizing of the tray - that being specifically intended for letter size paper (8 1/2" x 11"). That is in contrast to those intended for legal size paper (8 1/2" x 14"). These trays are also sometimes referred to as letter trays, but in this case the name refers to letters as objects rather than a specific size (letter size being 8 1/2" x 11").

Perhaps we should refer to the trays in general as "desk top paper trays" and then use the terms "letter" and "legal" to only refer to the size, but in the meantime, use care in the use of the terms to avoid any misunderstandings or disappointment.

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