Color Printing Tips

Are you getting the best color prints from your office machine? Surprisingly, many people aren’t getting the resolution they expect from their pricey copier or printer. That’s because they don’t actually know how to properly utilize their machine. At Nashville Copier we strive to make copier leases and usage easy to understand, and we are here today to talk with you about some color printing tips.

If you have a color printer then it’s probably something you regularly rely on. Color machines cost more than monochrome devices, and you should be getting the best results for your money. What not everyone understands is that your copier is not always optimized for its best performance.

Your machine does not know what kind of job you are trying to create. If you print in color without changing any settings then you are only getting the basic set-up. This will not give you the best prints possible.

Follow these color printing tips to get the most from your color copier or printer.

1. Set your print resolution. Make sure that it is as high as it can go. Most printers have settings that go as high as 1800 x 600 dpi, or even 2400 x 1200. More dpi means better pictures.
2. Set your print driver. Make sure you change from the text setting to the photo setting. This will prepare your printer for a bolder image.
3. Set print drive to full color. This will open a new range of colors available.
4. Use Adobe PostScript print drive. Your greens, blues, and reds will be changed into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black values. This will create a fully color spectrum.
5. Check your digital format. Jpeg, PDF, and PNG will create better images than TIFF or Bitmap photo

Following these steps will give you the best color prints from your office machine.