Xerox 12 How to Order Paper like a Pro, Usage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printers

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How to Order Paper like a Pro

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How paper is categorized – in the USA and Canada . . . . . . . . . 21 Business papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Book papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Speciality materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

How Paper is Measured in Terms of Weights and Sizes . . . . . . . 28 Terms used to describe paper weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Ways paper can be ordered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Paper sizes in the USA and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 International Standards Organization (ISO) paper sizes 30

How to Select the Right Texture/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Smooth finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Rough finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

How to Specify Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 How to Cut Your Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ten ways to keep your costs down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Usage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printers . . . . . . . . 34

Standard (or Normal) Weight Papers (Uncoated) . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Description and expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Heavy-Weight Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Description and expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Hints, tips and testing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Coated Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Description and expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Hints, tips and testing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Recycled Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Description and expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Hints, tips and testing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Hole-Punched Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Description and expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Hints, tips and testing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Pressure-Sensitive Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Description and expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Hints, tips and testing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Preprinted Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Description and expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Hints, tips and testing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Single-Step Transfer Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Description and expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Hints, tips and testing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Description and expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Hints, tips and testing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

 

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or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media.

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COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE

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Contents Color Once YOU’VE Made Your First Smart Decision Make the Next Contents How to Order Paper like a Pro Usage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and PrintersIntroduction Making the best decisionAnswers to these question and more Papers for today’s businessAbout this guide SymbolsTerminology Why do we produce so many documents? About PaperFundamentals of Paper Let’s take a look at the papermaking machinesWhat Happens When Dry Ink Meets Paper When dry ink meets paperImportant Paper Properties for Color Xerography Paper influences on document qualityAbout Paper About Paper About Paper About Paper Optical paper qualities that influence image quality Reliability Paper feeding hints Electrical properties conductivity and resistivity Moisture contentSurface strength Friction coefficient Paper Storage Temperature and humidity StackingConditioning paper Why Paper Doesn’t Always Work the Way it Should Coated paper and offsetCoated paper and xerography Moisture and xerographyTechnology and Paper Digital production printingOffice laser printing Office digital copying and printingXerox Papers and Xerox Digital Copier/Printers How paper is categorized in the USA and Canada How to Order Paper like a ProBusiness papers Book papers Premium textUncoated book Coated bookIndex CoverSpeciality materials Features Surfaces Names Inches Lbs Mils Xerox paper Types of PaperXerox NeverTear Equivalent Paper Weights BoardApplications for Paper Book Papers Cover IndexTerms used to describe paper weight How Paper is Measured in Terms of Weights and SizesWays paper can be ordered Paper sizes in the USA and Canada Series International Standards Organization ISO paper sizesRA Series SRA Series Smooth finishes How to Select the Right Texture/FinishRough finishes How to Specify Paper How to Cut Your Costs Ten ways to keep your costs downUsage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printers Standard or Normal Weight Papers UncoatedDescription and expectations Heavy-Weight Papers Hints, tips and testing resultsCoated Papers Hints, tips and testing results Usage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printers Recycled Papers Hole-Punched Papers Pressure-Sensitive Labels Preprinted Papers Single-Step Transfer Paper Transparencies Usage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printers This page is intentionally blank Glossary Dimensional stability Equilibrium Moisture contentEquivalent weight CartonHeavy weight paper Fine papersFinish FormationLightweight paper Laser bondLeaf Lead edgeResolution Substance weightPrintability Publishing paperWire side Text paperTrail edge Translucent papersTo learn more Next Generation of Color Documents is Here