No one likes to waste money; it’s vital to conserve resources and money in any area possible in order to save some of that precious money. Ink expenditures may be a necessary cost of operating a printer, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that costs can’t be kept at a minimum for any printer you own. Conserving printer ink is one way to contain printing costs; keeping printing options in mind whenever you print is a good start.



It’s easy to control the how much is spent on the different printer ink cartridges by being aware of common mistakes that people sometimes make when printing. For example, various printer options can be set so that the amount of printer ink used on many jobs can be minimal. One thing that can be done is to set options so that documents print in black and white only – in monochrome. If print outs are not needed for a special report or project, then simple monochrome printing may suffice. Printing in this way conserves color ink for other projects, and prevents you from having to buy new color printer ink cartridges prematurely. The “draft output” option can also be used when printing. With this option, a lower graphic resolution allows the printer to use less ink while maintaining quality prints. By only using high resolution when using high quality paper like photo paper, ink cartridges for all printer ink types will last much longer. 



There are other printing options that can also save you from refilling printer ink so soon. Large graphics, web graphics, or pages of a document that normally don’t contain pertinent information do not necessarily have to be printed. A “print graphics” option is usually available, and if not selected, only the text portion of documents will be printed. Some websites even have a “print-friendly” option, sometimes indicated by a printer icon, which will print a web page with limited or no graphics. This option is an alternative to printing from the browser menu, which will often include graphics and use more ink. Layout options are also available, allowing you to print several pages of a document on one piece of paper or to even print on both sides of a piece of paper. Both of these options can save resources so that you can avoid refilling printer ink as often. Of course, there is always the “print preview” option as well; not printing mistakes helps any printer ink cartridge last longer.



Regardless of the many printer ink types available, one thing is certain with all of them – they cost money. Managing printer options wisely every time you print can help you conserve ink and keep printing costs at a minimum.

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This entry was posted on Monday, April 12th, 2010 at 2:03 pm and is filed under Buying Tips.