Intentionally blank page

As Vakatseite (Latin vacare " be empty" ) or intentional blank page is called a page with no content. Blank pages are used as placeholders for space filling or for satisfactory separation. It is often the pages of a book, which are counted by the bookbinder, although the pagination (page count), but which are blank. This also means that there are no page numbers are printed on these pages. In certain printed works these sites carry a message like "This page intentionally left blank " or " Space for Notes ", for example, in manuals and examination papers, in which the reader might suspect otherwise, that the blank pages are caused by a printing error and where missing content can have serious consequences.

Application of blank pages

Print media

Empty pages are often the result of printing technology. Book pages are printed usually on sheets or half sheets, which eventually result in 4, 8, 16 or 32 pages. The sheet is then folded, bound in the correct order and mechanically cut. In this way printed books always have a multiple of the number of leaves on which they were printed, that is a multiple of 4, 8, 16 or 32 Consequently, have such books often some blank pages, especially when not much emphasis is placed on the book design. For lead times set the font size of the bullet and the line width was previously calculated precisely so as not to exceed a certain number of pages and come to full as possible arcs. Finally, changing the font size or style meant a very expensive re-setting. Blank pages then usually evolved through extensive author's corrections ( text deletions or additions ).

If the document processors of a printer are designed so that they skip completely blank pages, news on intentional blank pages may be needed to prevent incorrect page numbering.

Intentional blank pages are also often found in technical manuals, directories and other mass media. So manuals are often generated by automated programs that produce manuals for a variety of similar products. Product-specific pages are then added, while a large part remains the same. This automation of the manual creation blank pages are then deliberately inserted to any special changes to need to make.

In digital documents also pages intentionally left blank so that the document can be printed in double-sided format correctly. Thus, the section fails to continue on the back pages. Intentional blank pages are also used in the documents that will be distributed in ring binders. The intention is to leave room for later additions without breaking the page numbering of the document. So is possible to easily and cost-effectively introduce extensions and renewals, because the document does not need to be reprinted. Thus, the printing costs will be reduced significantly. The only drawback is the increased cost, which must be introduced by the reader to insert manually updated pages to the correct positions in the document.

In military and secret documents no blank pages are inserted to make sure that was not stolen a page and replaced with a blank page intentionally.

Music

Until the nineties of the 20th century it was the principle of the note set to the music text 've completely fill the pages, and that within the entire musical score of a Musikalie should not Vakatseite occur. In any case the perfect graphic design of practicality proceeded. The result was often unfavorable leaves Make: Playing any musical instrument requires the use of both hands forward; turning a page is only possible during a break or between sets. To put music sites favorable compromises the paginator would often have been necessary.

The development of Notation Software since the nineties allowed for the creation of a variety of small, from the practice herkommenden music publishers that are not bound by the principles of the major publishing houses. Since then, the use of blank pages sat increasingly in the note printing by, in the order in case the established music publishers. Regularly, the remaining free sites are marked with a reference ( " blank page, to allow for budget sheets Agents"), as previously blank pages had been the infallible indication of a printing mistake.

Internet

As the technical possibilities for the production of print media in recent years continue to mature, disappears also the number of print products with blank pages. The running joke designed to make on his own website subpages intentionally blank - To the tradition of blank pages has therefore now on the Internet - a medium which is not normally tied to print pages.