PF-105 · Pocket folder template
9 x 12 presentation pocket folder template
Our most common pocket folder: 9 x 12 inches closed, with two 4-inch pockets. Download the original PF-105 die guide as a PDF and build your artwork on it.
Download the die guide (PDF)9 x 12 inches, closed
Use the guide at its original size.
1. Start with the original guide.
Download the PDF and open or place it in your design program. Keep it at its original size. The finished folder is 9 x 12 inches when closed.
2. Lay out the panels and pockets.
Use the outline and fold lines to position your artwork. Keep the guide on a separate layer so it stays distinct from the design.
3. Send it with your project details.
Send your artwork, quantity and need-by date. Ask us to confirm bleed, safe areas and business-card slit placement for your order. You'll see a proof before anything is printed.
Measured from the file
What the guide gives you.
The guide shows the cut and the folds, and nothing else. For the bleed, the safe areas, and anything the lines don't show, ask us before you lay it out.
- Closed
- 9 x 12 inches
- Open
- 18 x 12 inches, two panels
- Pockets
- Two, each 4 inches deep
- Glue tabs
- 3/4 inch wide, one at each side
- Flat, before folding
- 19.5 x 16 inches, pockets and tabs included
- The PDF page
- 20.5 x 17 inches, with crop marks at the corners
Reading the lines
- Solid lines
- Where the folder is cut.
- Dashed lines
- Where it folds: down the center, and along the bottom, where the pockets turn up.
- The flaps at the sides
- Glue tabs. They fold in and hold the pockets.
Questions
Questions about this template
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EXCELLENT4.9 from 58 Google reviews, rated 4.9 out of 5. Opens our Google Business profile in a new tabWhat size is a 9 x 12 pocket folder template?
The folder is 9 x 12 inches closed and opens to 18 x 12. Before it is folded it is one flat piece, 19.5 x 16 inches, counting the pockets and the glue tabs. The PDF page is 20.5 x 17 inches, with crop marks at the corners.
How deep are the pockets?
Four inches. There are two, one on each panel, and they fold up from the bottom.
What do the solid and dashed lines mean?
Solid lines are where the folder is cut. Dashed lines are where it folds: down the center, and along the bottom where the pockets turn up. The flaps at the sides are glue tabs that hold the pockets.
Does the template show the bleed or the safe area?
No. It shows the cut and the folds only. Ask us to confirm the bleed, the safe areas, and where business card slits go for your order.
What is a bleed?Which panel is the front cover, and which way up do the pockets go?
The guide doesn't mark either, so ask before you lay it out. Pockets fold up from the bottom, which changes how artwork on them has to sit. You'll see a proof before anything is printed.
What programs can open it?
It is a standard PDF made in Adobe Illustrator. It opens in Illustrator and can be placed in InDesign and other design programs that take a PDF. Keep it at 100 percent, on its own layer.
Can I send artwork that isn't on the template?
Yes. Send what you have and tell us it is for a 9 x 12 pocket folder. You'll see a proof before anything is printed.
Send a fileHave a folder project in mind?
Send your artwork, quantity and need-by date. We'll help work through the design and print details.