Despite the widespread and widespread introduction of electronic data carriers, paper documents will for a long time occupy leading positions in document circulation. To preserve the presentability of a large number of printed files, as well as to provide a more convenient presentation of information to the reader, any clerk must know how to use a booklet maker - a special device for fast stitching several sheets into one whole.
Types of Brochures
A wide variety of such installations creates certain difficulties for the office worker. Moreover, problems arise not only with the operating rules, but also with the features of the choice. Each manufacturer offers something special on the market, and it is easy to get confused in a wide range.
In addition, you need to know how to use the brochure for each particular type. There are two main types of devices on the market that are fundamentally different in their design. These are electrical and mechanical appliances.
Using the electric booklet does not cause problems. All that is required of the user is to insert documents together with the cover and press the "Start" button. After completing the process, you will become the owner of a stitched notebook.
Work with the booklet
Now on the market there are innumerable models. Therefore, after the purchase, you must carefully study the instructions in order to know how to use the purchased brochure.
But if we discard all functional differences, it turns out that control of any device can be easily mastered. It consists of several stages:
- Preparation of documents. Place the sheets of the future brochure in the order of their numbering, prepare hard or soft “crusts”, which in the future will become covers. Divide a large number of documents into several stacks.
- Perforation. Install the booklet firmly, insert the sheets into the special bin and release, then press the handle. Punch printed documents and covers separately.
- The choice of spring. Choose a plastic or metal spring with a diameter sufficient to cover all documents with a small margin. If in the future you plan to add sheets, give preference to a polymer spring.
- Weave. Install the spring on the comb, open it and place the perforated documents, covers, and then close the structure.
If you know how to use the Fellowes Starlet 2 brochure correctly, then stapled documents will not lose their presentability, and the sheets will never fall apart. In order not to miss the choice of spring diameter, you can use the table attached to the device.
Features of working with brochures
It is important not only to know how to use the brochure, but also to master some tricks that will allow you to make beautiful and convenient brochures. When choosing a spring material, be guided by the number of stapled sheets. If the number of documents is 500 or more, give preference to polymer binding.
If you want to create a book whose pages could be opened 360 degrees, you should choose metal springs. However, this should limit the number of sheets to 150. Otherwise, the design will not stand. Now you know how to use the brochure. The description of each specific device will give you additional information about the nuances of work.