Custom Index Tabs

Index Tabs can be produced in a sheet size of your choice. Tab size, configuration, tab reinforcement,
spine reinforcement and a range of printing and decorative options are available.

Let us help you make the best choices for your binder project.

We can complete your entire project including producing the binder and the index tabs, printing the contents, collating, inserting
and shipping. Warehouse bar coding and labeling are available.

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Common Types of Index Tabs

Poly Plastic Index Tabs

Plain Die Cut Index Tabs

These have no Mylar on the tab extension.
A cover stock weight of 90# or 100# is recommended.
Available in white or colored stock.
We can print these, or supply them to you for printing.

Mylar Reinforced Index Tabs

The tab extensions are sealed with a durable Mylar film. Click here to see the chart of standard colors.
We traditionally use a 90# or 110# cover stock as the base sheet. Choose from a wide range of sheet colors to coordinate with your binder contents.
Sheets can be printed on one or both sides.

Poly Plastic Index Tabs

Sheets and tabs are die cut from a durable polyethylene or polypropylene material that can range in thickness from .015 to .035.
Sheets and tabs can be printed on one or both sides.
Because the material is rugged, these are excellent options for index tabs that will get a lot of use.
Click here for standard polyethylene colors.
Click here for standard polypropylene colors.

If your project requires index tabs produced from non-standard materials or colors, or in non-standard shapes, please call to discuss other options ... there are many.

Index Tab Terminology

Banks of Tabs

Bank - A "row" or "layer" of tabs of the same size running the length of the binder. There can be multiple colors within a bank of index tabs, and multiple banks of tabs within a binder.

Cut - Refers to the number of tabs in a bank. The length of each tab is determined by the number of tabs in a bank. If there are 6 tabs in a bank, the cut is described as "1/6 cut".

Text - Text can be placed on one or both sides of the tab extension and can run in your choice of direction.

Body Copy - The body, or the sheet, is the area other than the tab extension. We can print graphics, logos and text on one or both sides of the sheets.

Position - This describes the position of a tab within a bank of tabs. For example, the first tab would be considered the "first position".

Collating Order - There are various options for the arrangement of the Index Tabs. See examples

Set - All the index tabs that go into a binder. A set can be one bank of tabs, or many banks of tabs of multiple sizes and colors.

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Standard Size Index Tab Extensions	Tab Length	Text Direction