Paper Pointers

GET THE RIGHT PAPER

Use HP paper for vivid color and the sharpest text. Here are some of your choices:

❚HP Premium Inkjet Paper. Its matte finish captures brighter colors and sharper images for more brilliant documents and presentations.

❚HP Deluxe Photo Paper. It uses Kodak Image Enhancements technology to give you excellent skintones and true-to-life land- scape colors.

❚HP Bright White Inkjet Paper. It produces high- contrast colors and sharp text. This bright white inkjet paper gives you the ability to print on both sides without show-through.

❚HP Premium Photo Paper. It produces spectacular photos that look and feel like traditional photos.

HP papers are available at most office supply or computer supply stores or by calling HP Direct (see page 62).

How to Choose Paper

Most plain photocopy paper works fine in your printer, particularly paper that is marked for use in inkjet printers. To get the best results, use one of the Hewlett-Packard papers, which were developed especially for HP inks and your printer.

What to Consider

Size. You can use any size paper that fits easily within the paper adjusters of the printer.

length = 3 to 14 inches (77 to 356 mm)

width = 3 to 8.5 inches (77 to 215 mm)

Weight. You can choose from a wide range of paper weights, as listed on page 57. Use 20–24-pound or 75–90 g/m2 plain paper for multipurpose, everyday use.

Brightness. Some papers are whiter than others and produce sharper, more vibrant colors. Use HP Deluxe Photo Paper or HP Premium Photo Paper for documents with photographs; use HP Bright White Inkjet Paper or HP Premium Inkjet Paper for documents with any other pictures.

Surface smoothness. The smoothness of the paper affects how crisp the printing looks on the paper. Paper with a high cotton content (25% to 100%) tends to offer greater surface smoothness. Glossy, coated paper works well for pictures and charts (where you want crisp lines with intense, high-quality colors) and for photocopying.

Opacity. Opacity refers to the degree to which printing on one side of the paper shows through to the other side. Use paper high in opacity (or thicker paper) for two-sided printing. HP Photo Paper and HP Premium Heavyweight Inkjet Paper are ideal for two-sided projects.

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