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Sheet coloursDuplicate sheet colours are available in pink, blue, yellow and green.
PerforationPerforation is available on top edge, bottom edge, left edge and right edge.
Finishing styleAvailable as a pad or book. Book option is complete with light brown paper front cover with black spine binding.
Sequential numberingAdd numbering to your print in a consecutive order to give each item a unique identifier.
Product description
Streamline your business operations with our custom NCR Pads, designed with efficient record-keeping and duplicate documentation in mind. Perfect for offices or as order forms and invoices, these custom duplicate pads offer a practical solution for various business needs.
Available in multiple traditional sizes, our personalised invoice pads come in both 2-part or 3-part variants to suit your every need. Choose between pads of 50 or perforated books of 50. Printed in black or with a spot colour, these NCR pads provide high-quality duplicates, all whilst staying on brand.
Level up your record-keeping with optional sequential numbering and a variety of different colour combinations. Whether for business or personal use, our custom invoice pads offer a reliable answer for all your carbonless copy needs.
Invoices, purchase orders, receipts, contracts and more.
Top tip
When designing for NCR pad printing, leave ample space for user input and keep critical information away from the edges. This prevents overlapping and ensures clarity across all copies.
Looking for more business essentials? Explore our extensive range of stationery print supplies.
FAQs
NCR (No Carbon Required) pads are a type of paper product designed to create multiple copies of a document without using carbon paper. These pads are widely used in various business and administrative settings for tasks such as creating invoices, receipts, purchase orders, shipping labels, and more. Their convenience and efficiency make them a popular choice for record-keeping.
NCR Pads: Individual sheets of NCR paper stacked together and glued at the top edge. They are typically used where a loose-leaf format is preferred, allowing users to easily pull off sheets as needed.
NCR Books: Paper sheets bound together along one edge and perforated for easy removal. This format is ideal for forms that need to be kept together and organised, such as triplicate forms in a bound book.
Both NCR pads and NCR books contain 50 sets per item, where each set can be either 2-part or 3-part, depending on your selection.
You have the option to select either a black-only print or a more black combined with a spot colour to enhance specific elements or branding.
You can customise your NCR pads with a choice of white, blue, green, pink, or yellow for the second and third duplicate sheets, the top sheet will remain white.
Yes, you can number your NCR pads. Please provide the starting number in the drop-down option on the product configurator and clearly indicate the placement of the numbering on the artwork to help us produce your order without delay.
The turnaround time for NCR printing depends on your chosen product specification and finishing options. For faster delivery, we offer express production upgrades at an additional cost. To ensure your order is delivered on time, it is important we receive your artwork by the cut-off time indicated on both the product page and basket.
Please note: If your file is submitted after the cut-off time or if corrected artwork isn't provided before the next cut-off time following rejection, it will delay delivery by one working day.
We offer free standard delivery, with optional upgrades available for expedited service, including pre-10:30 AM and pre-12:00 PM for an additional cost.
Uploading NCR pad artwork is a breeze. After placing your order, click the upload button on the confirmation page. You can also upload your artwork through the Orders tab of "My Account".
All orders will be packaged and shipped in boxes as standard. For larger orders, boxes may be secured and shipped on pallets; you’ll be notified at checkout if this applies. If your delivery address is inaccessible to a tail lift truck, please contact us to discuss alternative delivery arrangements.
Design guidelines
To make artwork setup simple, we recommend downloading the relevant product template from our templates section. Don’t forget to delete the template layer before exporting your design to PDF.
For best printing results, ensure your artwork and images are CMYK. If you use RGB, Pantone or spot colours in any element of your artwork, we will automatically convert them to CMYK which may change your colour profile.
To eliminate any font issues, make sure all fonts are ‘embedded’ or ‘converted to outlines’ before creating your PDF print file. To ensure legibility, we recommend using a minimum font size of 10pt.
For optimal image print quality, ensure all images are 300dpi to 450dpi. Anything lower than 300dpi will give poor image quality. Images higher than 450dpi will result in high file sizes and may cause longer upload times.
To avoid alignment issues during cutting, be sure to include ‘crop marks’ (offset 10mm) and ‘document bleed’ when exporting your artwork file to PDF. Refer to our product templates for the required bleed specifications.
To meet our print requirements, ensure your file is exported in Adobe PDF (Print) format, ideally as PDF/X-1a: 2001.
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