Printable Measuring Tape

What you need

-A printer
-Scissors
-Clear tape
-A friend or relative that helps you measure would be great!

How to assemble the measuring tape

1. Print the measuring tape

2. Cut along doted lines
3. Use the clear tape (better than glue) to attach the pieces in order
4. Use a ruler to check the accuracy of the tape. It’s important that you follow the printing
instructions in order to print the tape in real size. After you check it the measuring tape is
ready to use.

IMPORTANT: How to print it in REAL SIZE

Depending on your version of Acrobat Reader, be sure either "Fit to page" or"Shrink oversized
pages to paper size" is NOT checked in the Print dialog box.

Use the option "Actual Size".

If you have:
► Acrobat Reader 6 or 7, please ensure that "None" is selected in the drop down
list next to "Page Scaling".
► Acrobat Reader 5, please ensure that the "Fit To Page" option is NOT checked.
► Acrobat Reader 4, please ensure that the following boxes are UNCHECKED in the print
dialogue box:
- Shrink oversized pages to paper size
- Expand small pages to paper size
- Auto-rotate and center

Page 1 of 3
 1 in 2 in 3 in 4 in 5 in 6 in 7

A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

in 8 in 9 in 10 in 11 in 12 in 13 in 14
Attach to
B

B
A inches
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 3

in 15 in 16 in 17 in 18 in 19 in 20 in 21
Attach to
C

C
B inches
6 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53

Page 2 of 3
in 22 in 23 in 24 in 25 in 26 in 27 in 28
Attach to
D

D
C inches
54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

in 29 in 30 in 31 in 32 in 33 in 34 in 35
Attach to
E

E
D inches
72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89