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Document printing is one of the most common digital sheet-based print jobs, typically involving standard sizes, high quantities, and simple finishing.
When you want PriceCal to automatically calculate sheet usage, printing cost, and quantity-based pricing, SC-Sheet is the recommended approach.
When to Use SC-Sheet for Documents
Use SC-Sheet if you:
- Print documents in-house
- Use standard sheet sizes (A4 / A5 / Letter)
- Price documents by sheet count and quantity
- Need fast quotation for bulk document jobs
A. First for all, you need to add a new product
1. Select Product Source: SC-Sheet
2. Enter the product code: You can enter your product SKU or product abbreviation. Example, Demo-Document >> DM-DOC
3. Product Name: Document
4. Description: In-house production or Product name (only admin can view this in the PriceCal dashboard)
5. (Optional) Set rounding to set the price to an integer based on your market price
6. (Optional) Min Order Amount: for min charge for this job no matter the size or quantity.
Example: If you select a print price of $9, but the minimum order amount is $15, then this order will be charged $15 unless the print price is higher than $15.7. Enter the slug name: document
Slug must be lowercase, contain only letters, numbers, and ‘-‘, and cannot start or end with a ‘-‘
8. Upload your document product image
9. Fill in your product description, important information that needs to be communicated to customers, such as “Good to know”, printing specs, production timeline, etc
🔗 Related tutorial: SC-Sheet Product Creation
B. Add Material
- Example: Simili 80gsm
- Add more paper options if needed
i. Edit current component
ii. Add new component directly without going to the Component page.
iii. Hovering the mouse over a component will display its description, making it easy to understand what this component is before selecting it.
This image shows how a sheet-form Material component is typically set up, so you can understand what each field means before creating your own.
🔗 Related tutorial: Material Component Setup (Full Guide)
C. Define Printing Size
- Size label: Document Size
- Nesting type: Multi-Row Extension
- Enable bleed in the printing size component
This image shows how a document printing size component is typically set up, so you can understand what each field means before creating your own.
🔗 Related tutorial: SC-Sheet Printing Size Setup (Full Guide)
D. Set Printing Cost
- Select printing side (Single Side)
- Define cost per sheet
This image shows how a Single side printing cost (printing colour) component is typically set up for document, so you can understand what each field means before creating your own.
🔗 Related tutorial: Printing Cost Setup (Full Guide)
E. Quantity Selection
- We can use “Min/Max” to set a preset quantity, set up a minimum and maximum quantity.
- Customers can enter the quantity they want to print based on the minimum and maximum quantity ranges you set.
This image shows how a quantity component is typically set up, so you can understand what each field means before creating your own.
🔗 Related tutorial: Quantity Component (Full Guide)
F. Optional Add-ons
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Custom Component: choose the finishing component category like Print Side, Binding. And add the component.
This image shows how a custom component is typically set up, so you can understand what each field means before creating your own.
– Print Scale (by absolute)
– Printing Side (by absolute)
– Binding (by absolute)
🔗 Related tutorial: Custom Component (Full Guide)
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Production timeline: As this is in-house production, you can control production time to provide flexible production speeds (Normal/Next Day/Same Day).
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Artwork Service: If you offer any artwork services, please set the design service option.
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File Upload: Enable file upload and select storage location (WordPress or Dropbox). [Only displayed after integration into WordPress website]
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Custom Fields: Collect extra info or artwork links (e.g., Google Drive link, ).[Only displayed after integration into WordPress website]
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Profit Margin: Apply different profit percentage levels for label sticker product or digital print product category.
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Bulk Discount: If you want to automatically apply discounts to bulk orders, apply a Bulk Discount to the product.
G. Preview & Publish
i. Check cost breakdown: You can view the corresponding costs based on the selected print size and quantity.
ii. Check the additional inform: Get instant calculation insights
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- Material Summary – Shows the maximum print area of the material selected in the Price Calculator.
- Printing Parameters – Displays the nesting type, sheet size, imposition per sheet, and total sheets required.
Example (A5, 15 b/w pages + 5 colour pages, 5 sets):- The selected sheet size (print size) is 148mm × 210mm.
- For production, the system adds 2mm bleed on each side, so the working size becomes 152mm × 214mm.
- This 152mm × 214mm size is imposed into the maximum print area 310mm × 450mm.
- Final imposition is 4 pcs per material sheet.
- 15 b/w pages x 5 sets = 75pcs A5 b/w = material sheets needed = ⌈75 / 4 up⌉ = 18.75 sheets > 19 sheets
- 5 colour pages x 5 sets = 25pcs A5 colour = material sheets needed = ⌈25 / 4 up⌉ = 6.25 sheets > 7 sheets
- Total material sheets needed for 15 b/w pages + 5 colour pages = 19 sheets + 7 sheets = sheets.
- Package Overview (est.) – Estimates volume and weight based on GSM, material thickness, and quantity.
- Financial Overview – Summarizes the applied profit margin and any bulk discount applied.
iii. Click Save as Active
✅ Result: Fast, accurate, and scalable document printing pricing powered by real sheet-based logic.
Final Outcome (Customer Experience)
Customers can:
- Select paper type and size
- Choose color mode and quantity
- Instantly view price
- Place orders with confidence
