7.0 Entry qualifications
7.1 Minimum volumes
Typefaces with the following characteristics are also suitable: Size – Height: 2mm min; 7mm max.Width: 7mm max Dimension – minimum ratio of lower case height (b) to upper case height (a) of between 2:3 and 3:4. A ratio of width (c) to height (a) of approximately 2:3 Consistency – each line of the address should be in the same typeface and size Quality – characters must be complete, clear, uniform and of high resolution with individual stroke thickness of between 8% and 16% of the height of the character Contrast – there should be a contrast between the characters and the background on which they are printed of at least 50% (55% if it is to be read through a window) Character spacing – there should be a fixed pitch of between 10 and 12 characters per inch (or between 15 and 8 point size), with clear vertical gaps of at least 0.25mm between the extremities of adjacent characters. If you are using proportionally spaced text, please ensure you keep spacing of at least +0.75 as this significantly improves the rate at which addresses can be read Line spacing – allow uniform spacing between all lines of the address of at least 1mm (5 points)
There are no minimum volumes to using the Hybrid Mail products. 7.2 Addressing standards 7.2.1 UK Addresses All addresses must have a full and accurate address including postcode where possible. If your document does not have an accurate address then we cannot guarantee that it will be delivered within our 2 day SLA. 7.3 Address fonts Where possible all addresses must contain a recognised OCR font. A list of recommended typefaces can be found below:
Arial 10-12pt regular Avant Garde 11-15pt regular Century Schoolbook 10-11pt roman and bold Courier 10-15pt regular and bold Courier New 10-15pt Frankfurt Gothic 10-12pt Franklin Gothic 11-14pt book Geneva 10-12pt regular Helvetica 12-14pt regular and bold News Gothic MT 10-12pt regular and bold Universe 10-15pt regular and bold Verdana 10-12pt regular Letter Gothic 12pt regular Lucinda Console 12pt regular Lucinda Sans Typewriter 12pt regular Monaco 12pt regular OCR B 12pt
Hybrid Mail Product Guide / October 2015 / V2
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