Warning: Submission form emblazon size

Note from Dolphin, 25 Nov 2004

Recently, several submissions have been returned from Laurel for having too small an emblazon on the forms. This is not because the submitter drew in their own, non-standard emblazon. Rather this is because the forms had been accidentally photo reduced.

After some investigation, we've determined the likely source for these photo reduced forms. They are a result of printing out the forms available on the Caid web page via the Adobe Acrobat plugin for Internet Explorer, Netscape or other web browser programs.

The Adobe Acrobat plugin has a check box on its print dialogue labeled "Shrink oversized pages to paper size." If this checkbox is checked, the image is shrunk so that the whole thing (including margins) fits within the largest possible margins on the printer. This checkbox is checked by default.

It is important to make sure this box is not checked when printing out the forms available on the Caid web page. Failure to do so may result in your submission being returned.

It is also likely that printouts of electronic forms have been used as source for duplication and distribution by consulting heralds. If you have forms you keep for this purpose, please measure them. If the emblazon on your forms is smaller than the minimum (see below), you should dispose of them. If the emblazon on your forms are larger than the minimum but smaller than standard, they may be used with caution.

  • Device emblazon (Shield shape): 4-1/2" X 5-1/2" minimum. Standard Caid forms are 5-2/8" X 6".
  • Device emblazon (Lozenge shape): 4-1/2" X 5-1/2"? minimum. Standard Caid forms are 4-9/16" X 6-2/8".
  • Badge emblazon (standard or fieldless): 4-1/2" diameter minimum. Standard Caid forms are 4-9/16" diameter.

Lachlan of Cromarty, Dolphin Herald.

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