printer ink

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Ahha,
You have come upon the great truth of inkjet printers.
The printers are given away, or sold below cost.
The profit center is the ink.

Anyway,
From the start menu,
settings,
printers
select properties for your printer.

Set the default print mode to a lower resolution / quality, or even draft mode to use less ink.
(each printer uses slightly different names and dialog for this setting)
Click apply.

If you need a higher resolution for an important project, you can select printer properties from most programs, and select a higher quality mode temoporarily.

I myself use low to medium settings for most printing.
I also now use only 24 pound paper for nearly all ink jet printing. If you watch for sales, it doesn't really cost much more, and the print quality is much nicer.

Chas

The Chas is correct.

Another thing to cut down on ink used is to make sure that the Internet Explorer isn't wasting ink by going to Tools, Options, Advanced tab and make sure that "Print Background Colors and Images" is not checked.

Also, new printers seem to be shipped with ink cartridges that have enough ink to get you started, but don't really have as much ink in them as the ones you pay big bucks for. Try locating off brands at computer shows or on the net. They can fit your printerand cost less.

Hope this helps.

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