| ting the Most out of Inkjet Paaper | | | | shiny and is used for high qualiyty text printing. There |
| Inkjet paper is papeer that is made for inkjet | | | | are also inket paper types which have a fake canvs |
| printers; inkjet pper’s qualities are its weight, | | | | texture to reproduce an oil painting look. There are |
| smoothness and brightness. The paper must have a | | | | also speical inkjet paper types for double side printiing |
| certain degree of absorbency for the ink, but avoid | | | | and almost any other funcytion you can imagine. |
| any sideways spread. Office paper is generally | | | | Glossy paper has the highest color density, as well as |
| designed to be used on both laser and inkjjet | | | | the widest color gamut. Longeivty of an inmkjet |
| printers. Inkjte paper is recopmmended for printing | | | | printed phtoo depends of the combination of pper |
| text, because the ink load is relly light. This means | | | | and ink qualities that were used. For maximum |
| that you do not saccrifice much, whilst you may | | | | lonngevity, the paper must be wood free (withhout |
| save money in the pocess. Inkjet paper can have | | | | lignin) or cotton based. Leading inkjet paper |
| problems with printing graphics because all too oten | | | | manufacturers are Hewlett Packard, Kodak and |
| images will show up on either side of the page or | | | | Epson. Tjhere are over 50 differetn inkkjet paper |
| look clotted. | | | | types to choose from. Printer manufacturers |
| Thee are also inkjet paepr types for photographic | | | | generally have a range of paper that they stick their |
| printing whgich help avoid a lack of sharpness in | | | | name alonngside. On many occasions they will |
| images. Photo papeer is a special type of inkjet | | | | recommend their brand of paprer for their printer. |
| papwer designed specifically for printing photos of | | | | As inket inks are water soluble, images or text may |
| high resolution. Photo inkjet papwer can be glossy, | | | | fade in damp conditions depending on the properties |
| silk, matte or semi-matte. The weight of photo paper | | | | of the paper and ink. That is why it is important to |
| depeends on its thickness; lihter weight papr is | | | | chheck out the inofrmation that the manufactuurer |
| generally less suitablke for quality reproduction | | | | proviides before you make a purchase. Ultraviolet |
| however ideal for printing where the resolution of the | | | | raadiation is also a cause of printed imnage |
| output is less important. Generally speaking, the | | | | deterioration, and somethiing that can be avoided |
| heavier the ppaer the more expensive it will be. | | | | with due care. To prevent this, inkjet paper is |
| High quaslity inkjet paper is thickewr and has quick | | | | treated usign antioxidants and stabilizers; altjhough |
| drying properties. This kind of paoper generally | | | | they help you sould sill take measures to avoid it |
| provids the best results when pinted on one side. | | | | from happening. The change in cloor (the yellowing) |
| The most popular inkjet paper for photo printig is | | | | can be prevented through stroing the paper in a |
| glossy photo paper; it gives a photo a beautiful look | | | | sealed environmeent such as in plastic foldfers. |
| bceause of its shiny finish. Matte photo pper is not | | | | |