Letter templates

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  This topic describes letter templates. You can send letters using HTML, by uploading a PDF/HTML file, or by inserting a URL.
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## Letter Address Placement

Inkit's Print & Mail service uses US-sized letters and includes address placement. Address placement is always located in the top, upper left-hand corner. The address information will show through the double-window envelope. Options for address placement are <b> top\_first\_page </b> and <b> insert\_blank\_page </b>.

By default, Inkit selects the <b> top\_first\_page </b>, meaning Inkit will print address information at the top of the first page you've provided. Our US letter template shows how this will impact your design.

If you select <b> insert\_blank\_page </b>, a blank address page will be inserted at the beginning of your file. This blank page will be a stand-alone, one-sided cover page. An additional charge will be applied for the extra page.

The letter address placement has the following dimensions: <b> 3.15in w x 2in h </b>, placed <b> 0.625in from the left edge and 0.5in from the top edge </b>.

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## Letter Margin

> ❗️ Inkit's Print & Mail product's US sized letter includes its own margin area. It's important to account for this margin area during the letter creation process.

For an <b> 8.5” x 11” Sheet </b>, the safe zone to include text is <b> 8.4375” x 10.9375” </b>, leaving a 1/32” margin on both sides. There is also a small bar code on the bottom left-hand side of the page used to identify pages [see template](https://storage.googleapis.com/inkit-public/Inkit%20Print%20%26%20Mail%20US%20Letter%20Template.pdf).

## Return Address

A return address is <b> required </b> for letters. You can update your return address under your settings page or by passing address fields with `return_` prefix for letter-webhook. See more details [here](https://dash.readme.io/project/inkit/v1.0/docs/inkit-letters-api).

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