Folding Machine Settings
The Folds You’ll Use Most
| What you’re folding | Fold | Top bar | Bottom bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday bulletin (legal paper) | Legal Bifold | D | Reversed (turned around) |
| Monthly newsletter (letter paper) | Letter Bifold | C | Reversed (turned around) |
| Letters for #10 envelopes (regular mail) | Letter Trifold | A | S |
How to Change a Setting
- Loosen the thumbscrews on the bar by hand.
- Slide the bar until it lines up with the letter you need. Do the same on both sides.
- Tighten the thumbscrews again.
- If the bottom bar needs to be reversed, lift it out, turn it around so its short side faces in toward the machine, and put it back.
See Anatomy of the Folding Machine for pictures of the bars.
Always fold one test sheet first and check it before you fold the whole stack. A spare or misprinted sheet works well for this.
All Settings
Each cell shows the top bar / bottom bar letters. A - for the bottom bar means reverse it (in the machine’s own wording, REVERSE SECOND FOLD TABLE).
| Fold | Letter (8.5x11) | Legal (8.5x14) | 11x17 | A4 | A3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trifold | A/S | H/Y | P/E | J/K | Q/X |
| Trifold zigzag | B/S | I/Y | F/E | N/K | C/X |
| Quadfold | C/U | D/Z | G/W | R/V | T/L |
| Bifold | C/- | D/- | G/- | R/- | T/- |
The same table is printed on the sticker on the paper output tray.
Next: Feeding Paper