\nBefore sending a document to print, the first step is to make sure that everything is correct. This avoids having to print again (with the consequent extra cost of paper and ink) because there was an error in the text or the layout is not correct.<\/p>\n
The “Preview” function, present in word processors and other office applications, allows you to review the text, design, layout, etc. before sending it to print, to check that everything is correct.<\/p>\n
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2. Use draft quality<\/strong> <\/p>\n 3. How to make the best use of paper<\/strong> <\/p>\n 4. Adjusting the text in the editor<\/strong> 5. Changing the font can save ink<\/strong> <\/p>\n 6. How to print only what is needed in a document<\/strong> <\/p>\n 7. How to print only what you need from a website<\/strong> <\/p>\n
\nA very interesting function that can be found in the printer’s configuration options is the possibility of printing in “draft” or “low” quality. If it is something important (such as a class work or a professional document), it may not be the most appropriate, but many other things that are printed can be done in draft quality without problems, with the consequent saving in ink.<\/p>\n
\nThe printer’s configuration menu also hides interesting tricks with which you can save paper. In the print menu it is possible to find options to print on a single sheet on both sides or, if the font size allows it, to adjust the text to include two pages on a single sheet.<\/p>\n
\nSome word processors, such as Microsoft Word, allow you to reduce the text in those cases where there are only a few lines on a page, in order to fit them on the previous page. This saves paper, without losing print quality or having to make major changes to the document or the text itself.<\/p>\n![\"Img](\"https:\/\/www.consumer.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_imprimir-ordenador.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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\nNot all text fonts use the same amount of ink. Some fonts save ink because they have a more stylized design. In 2014, an American student demonstrated that changing the font of his school’s writings from Times New Roman to Garamond could reduce ink consumption by 24%, resulting in a saving of $21,000 (about 18,600 euros) per year.<\/p>\n
\nMost word processors and other office applications let you print only certain pages of a document or even only the lines that have been selected beforehand. Why print a text with dozens of pages when only some of them are of interest?<\/p>\n
\nIf you want to print an article from a web page, there are many things that are not relevant and that would only contribute to increase ink costs: menus, advertisements, graphics, etc. Luckily, there are pages like PrintFriendly or PrintWhatYouLike with which you can remove all those elements that are not interesting to print. The Chrome extension CleanPrint also serves this purpose.<\/p>\n