Xerox 12 manual About Paper, Color Materials Usage Guide

ABOUT PAPER

•Grain Direction – The grain of a paper is the direction in which most of the fibers lie. During the paper-making process, the majority of the paper fibers align parallel with one another. Depending on how the paper is cut to its finished size, it will be either grain-long (the grain is parallel to the longer dimension of the paper), or grain-short (the grain is parallel to the shorter dimension of the paper).

One method used to determine the grain is to fold a sheet of paper lengthwise, then make a crosswise fold. Compare the two folds. Paper folds smoothly with the grain. Cross-grain folds tend to be rough and cracked.

Another method you can use to determine the grain direction of a sheet of paper is to tear the sheet widthwise. Paper always tears straighter with the grain.

Grain direction is critical when running papers heavier than 120 g/m2 in the copier/printer. These papers must be loaded in the (Also Called Tray 5) with the grain direction parallel to the leading edge of the sheet.

Hint: Choose short grain papers when printing documents with images that cross over folds (i.e. brochure applications).

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6	COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE