The back of the paper is scored, creating an indentation—the score is elevated on the front. You score paper by pressing the tip of a knife or other pointed object against the paper and moving it across the page in a straight line, making shallow dents in the surface. The object that you use to score the paper is called a scoring tool. The purpose of scoring paper is to make folding it easier. When you fold paper with indents in the surface, the edges of those shapes help hold the page together. As you can see in the image below, scoring also creates more space within the paper when you roll it up later. That makes it easier to wrap things like letters or packages without breaking the wrapping process down into smaller steps. Paper scores easily. Use a sharp knife to make deep cuts. Then press the tip of the knife into the paper to create the indentations. You should score all the paper you plan to fold, even if you're only planning on folding one sheet. Once you start folding, you may want to keep going! Score one side only of each piece of paper. Crop photos, remove stickers, etc.. Before scoring any material that will be mailed.