What are Microperforations?
Paper products, such as receipt booklets and notebooks, are equipped with microperforations that allow easy folding and tearing. Microperforations are a series of tiny holes punched in a piece of paper or cardstock that weakens the paper along a line. Fewer holes score the paper, allowing straight folds. Densely arranged holes, even one hundred per inch, give a clean tear. Paper perforation has been around for a long time, helping people to rip out checks from a book or to keep the yellow copy of a triplicate form. In the past, these perforations were rough, frequently resulting in uneven, diagonal tears with jagged or notched edges. Not only are the results unsightly, but the document might get destroyed in the process. Microperforations make these standard business applications easier, neater, and safer. One innovation using microperforations is inkjet printer paper for digital photographs. With ordinary paper, photographs or pictures have an unattractive white border. If you attempt
