How to Chooose Printer Paper
Most inkjet and laser printers can print on a variety
of surfaces, including labels, photo paper, business cards, stickers,
and t-shirt transfers. However, most of your printing probably involves
old-fashioned white paper and, when it comes to this medium, you
may have more options than you realize. One of the advantages of
laser printers is their ability to print well on almost any paper;
if you own an inkjet printer, though, you should choose your paper
carefully.
Inkjet printer paper
Although standard all-purpose paper will do the job, your results
will probably be better if you use paper specifically made for inkjet
printers. The quality of your printout is affected by two major
factors: brightness and absorption.
Brightness
When a type of paper is advertised as being brighter than average,
that really means that the surface of the paper is smoother than
average: it’s the smoothness of the page that determines how much
light is reflected from it, which, in turn, determines how bright
your images appear on the page. The brighter (or smoother) the printer
paper, the better your printout will look.
Absorption
Similarly, the less ink that is absorbed by the printer paper, the
better your document will look: as the paper absorbs ink, the tiny
dots on the page feather, or spread outside of their borders. This
causes the edges of images and text on the page to look fuzzy and
soggy. To counteract this problem, better printer papers are coated
with a waxy substance that prevents the ink from being absorbed
by the paper. Since coated paper allows for much more precise detail
in a print job, some printers will print at a higher resolution
on coated paper than on standard paper.
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