Simple Ways to Print Less and Less
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 Time: 1:20 AM
Nonstop printing, or printing reams of documents can make your expenses on printer ink very high. You could use low cost and low class ink replacement cartridges, but most of the time, you'll just end up breaking your printers. Ideally, the correct and easiest way to save up on ink expenses is to make it last longer.
The market today is bombarded with cheap ink, but for those who rely on printers on a regular basis, it still takes a lot out of their budget. Knowing how to print more paper with less ink is more important rather than looking for cheaper inks. Following are some tips and tricks as to how you can efficiently use your ink cartridges up to the last drop.
It may seem trivial, but avoid using thick fonts or bolded letters. These types or style of fonts tend to use more ink. If your document doesn't require such heavy fonts, go for smaller font sizes and thin font styles.
Review your document first before hitting the print button. Edit if necessary and trim down to what is really required in the document to avoid ink wastage. Once you are sure that everything you need is in your document, then is the time to print it.
Skip printing in colored if your print-outs are just for personal consumption or just for filing. These prints should use the settings of Monochrome or Grayscale to avoid color prints. Documents that don't need color just simply don't.
Make sure to update your printer's settings even before printing your documents. The draft or quick print setting will save you tons of ink in the long run. Normal print outs use as much as half of the ink it requires to print these drafts and quick print outs.
When the printer warns you of empty ink cartridges, take out the printer ink and give it a shake. This makes sure that you use your ink up to the last drop. Do not depend too much on low ink warning signals as you cannot be too sure if this is true so make sure you really use up your ink before replacing it.
Do make sure that you occasionally use both your black and colored inks to keep them alive. Print something small that will let you use both black and colored inks at least once a week. Letting your printer ink sit idle for too long will only dry them out.
Since more and more people are looking toward a solution for economizing their printer inks, a software has been created. A software that can run on both Windows and Mac, GreenPrint is a software that can be downloaded online. Pages that are potentially waste of ink are removed by the software once it scans your print jobs.
Following these tips will certainly prevent you from shelling out big costs on printer ink. These also help you save the planet by using less plastic cartridges. One last thought, instead of buying cheaper, remember to try using less and less.
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