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PRINTING IN COLOR
Other Software Enhancements
If you will be printing text in black ink only, choose Black and White
rather than Grayscale.
Print draft documents in Black and White rather than color, or use high
speed when printing color.
Limit the number of colors on each page; too many colors can make the
image confusing and less effective as well as cause the print speed to
slow down.
Use primary colors when printing presentation graphics: black, cyan,
yellow, magenta, blue, green, and red.
Hardware Upgrades
Increase the amount of memory in your computer.
Upgrade the processor in your computer or add a maths coprocessor.
Color and Cost
Printing in color costs more than printing in black only. To reduce the cost of
color printing, follow these guidelines:
Use black ink when printing drafts, or use a draft color mode.
When printing spreadsheet-type graphs, choose colored hatch patterns
instead of solid colors. Hatch patterns typically use less ink and look just
as good as solid colors.
Use lighter colors that use more white space; for example, use pink
instead of red. Although white is a color, the printer does not produce
white ink; it uses the color of the paper as white.
Avoid using full color backgrounds. For color presentations that do
contain a full color background, print the background for the final output
only, not for drafts.
Use the primary printing colors of the printer: black, cyan, magenta, and
yellow. When printing complex colors like red or blue, the printer uses
more than one primary color.
Some applications allow you to print several pages of data on one page
in a condensed size. If available, use this mode for viewing multiple
pages quickly at a low cost.
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