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How To Reduce Printing Costs
Printing in an office environment is necessary and the costs associated can add up quickly. Printing is one of the biggest uncontrolled expenses in modern office environments, despite the increase in the use of electronic communication. Below are our tips to reduce printing costs.
Font Changes
Different fonts use different amounts of ink. The most common office font, Arial is one of the more ink intensive fonts. By switching to Century Gothic, one of the more conservative fonts, an office printing 250 pages a week could save about $80 a year. Changing font color is another way to combat ink use. By using a dark gray instead of black to print you can reduce your ink usage.
Margins
A simple way to reduce the number of pages printed? Fit more on each page! Do this by making the margins smaller. It’s a simple and straight-forward way to use less paper.
Make Your Printer Last Longer
Printers are one of the most common causes of frustration when it comes to office machines. But with these simple tips, you can prevent some of those annoying paper jams and keep your printer in top health and office running at full efficiency.
Outside Cleaning
Clean the outside of your printer with a damp lint-free cloth to remove dust, dirt, and other particles. Do this regularly to reduce the build-up of dust in and on your printer.
Printer Location
Keep your printer out of direct sunlight and air vents, as heat or dry air can impact the performance of your printer.
Paper Jams
If you do get a paper jam while using your printer, carefully remove it by using both hands to slowly pull the jammed paper out of the printer to prevent any tears in the paper that would leave pieces still in the printer.
Going Wireless in the Office
With each passing year, the clutter of wires and complex networking continue to downsize. Wireless technology is quickly becoming the norm in the business world, as more and more companies cut the cord when it comes to their daily tech solutions.
The Importance of DPI in Printers
More often than not, a printer’s specification list in any given product catalog includes a “DPI resolution.” Simply put, DPI stands for “dots per inch,” and is one of the most important attributes to consider when selecting your ideal printer. DPI is determined by the amount of dots of ink that can be printed in a square inch.
New Printing Trends
Just like other electronics, printers are constantly evolving to keep up with the industry. Here are just a couple of the newest printer trends you may or may not have heard of.
Back-to-School Office Supplies
Now that school has started back in full swing, many teachers and instructors are realizing the supplies that are needed the most in their classrooms. With any teaching job, there’s guaranteed to be mountains of paperwork that will need to be printed, copied, and filed away. Duplicating Products has several classroom machines that will make the school year go by much smoother and easier.
See our top picks below.
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Document Management System: With all the homework and test papers that you will collect for each student, it is a good idea to have a document management system in place to keep everything organized and easy to find. By implementing a document management system, you can eliminate the need for a bulky filing cabinet taking up valuable office space. With document management systems, you’ll also be able to quickly find and view older documents without digging through hundreds of files.
Canon Portable Printers
In today’s mobile world, everything is accessible on the go. Tablets and Laptops are now staples in both the home and the workplace. It becoming more and more necessary to have printers and copiers that are also portable. Whether you’re a family who is always on the go or a frequent business traveler, Canon portable printers can make it much easier to print important documents from anywhere.
4 Tips for Creating Cost-Effective Posters
Now that school is back in session, there will be hundreds of activities happening on campus. Ordering posters and banners from outside companies can become pretty costly if you aren’t careful, however, there are other cheaper options, such as creating your own.
5 Common Printer Mistakes
Printing seems like a simple task on the surface. How hard could it be? Under the surface, however, there are many subtle printer mistakes that people often make. Individually, these mistakes seem minor. But in aggregate, the sum of these errors can have a serious impact.