Money Saving Tips with Cartridges

Proof read before you print

To prevent wasted pages which you don’t/can’t use, perform spelling and grammar checks before printing off anything. This way you won’t waste your resources, time or money going back to correct mistakes which could’ve been rectified in the first instance. You would be surprised with the amount of cumulative printing waste which results from not initially checking your work.

Preview your work before it is printed by using print preview

Print preview allows you to preview and make amendments to your work before it is printed. You can also change the layout of your work from portrait to landscape or vice versa. These are all handy tools which prevent you using unnecessary ink or toner from your cartridge.

To access this function scroll down in the file menu to select print preview. You can hit Esc to return to your normal view.

Only select the pages which you wish to print – money saved on paper

Avoid wasting paper/ink by not printing pages you don’t need. Select page numbers you wish to print in the print dialogue box.

Learn to use the print properties box

Using the print properties box can help save you lots of money with your ink or toner cartridges. Print properties can do many things but the there are two main options you should learn to use, these are,

  • Select your print quality mode, – draft, normal or best
  • Select either Black or Colour printing

More ink is used in higher print settings and colour ink is generally more expensive than Black so bear this in mind when your printing out things like recipes, driving directions and other general printing. Draft mode is also quicker to print with.

To select your print quality and help save money using your printer cartridges go to Print>Properties>Print Quality.

When you do need colour printing but not best quality colour you should switch to greyscale mode which can be found in the colour tab in print properties.

Print heads in ink cartridges save you money

If you barely use your printer you might notice that the ink level seems to go down. This is because your printer will run an automatic head clean on your ink cartridges to keep them working correctly. To avoid this switch your machine off at the on /off button – not the wall socket to ensure your printer is reset before powering down. It is also a good idea to print at least one colour page per week if possible to keep your ink cartridge heads clear and avoid running costly cleaning cycles.

Print off your copies efficiently from the web

In your browser you can select to only print text off without images. It uses up less ink from your ink cartridges. To do this, uncheck the > Print Background Colour and Images box which is located in under file > page setup if you use Firefox or internet options > advanced if you use Internet Explorer.

Look for printable version links on your email, attachments and web pages to avoid printing out unwanted advertisements, images and pages. This way you won’t waste any ink from your ink cartridges and help save money.

Look for PDF options for documents you wish to print. You can save and print these later like any standard document you wish to print or avoid using your ink or toner cartridges alltogther.

Consider compatible Ink Cartridges – Save more money on Cartridges!

You can save a significant amount of money with your printing when you switch to high quality compatible cartridges.