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Research a wide variety of office machines and supplies, from printers and shredders to copiers and overhead projectors, with eHow’s office equipment How Tos. Got a major paper jam? Bypass the repairman and use eHow’s expertise to fix the problem yourself. In the market for a voice recorder or transcriber? eHow can help make the choice easier. Additionally, thrifty shoppers can even use eHow to learn to buy liquidated office equipment.

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  • How to Set Printer for Envelopes

    Whether for business, or just to send a letter to a friend, a printed envelope looks more professional than a handwritten envelope, and is much easier for the post office to read. In addition, you...

  • How to Address Envelopes With the Return Address on the Back

    Whether for wedding invitations, or just a different way to address envelopes, you can place the return address on the back of an envelope. It is accepted by the post office and does not make the...

  • What Is a Microfiche Printer?

    A microfiche printer attaches to a microfiche reader so researchers can print scanned images of archival documents. Without a microfiche printer, researchers must take notes on the premises while...

  • How to Design a Letterhead Template

    When creating a professional business, there are several standard materials you need in order to appear professional. A business card is the most obvious, and envelopes a close second, but you...

  • How to Store Paper So Printing Problems Don't Happen

    Paper jams and printing problems are huge sources of frustration for employees, IT staff and employers. Productivity decreases when staff members must focus their attention on clearing paper jams...

  • What Is a Chip Resetter?

    Computer printers were originally built to perform long, heavy printing jobs, and their initial purpose has not changed much since conception. Printers perform tasks after receiving signals from...

  • How to Recycle HP Inkjet Printer Cartridges

    Don’t throw away your old HP inkjet printer cartridges! Recycle them instead. The HP Planet Partners program makes recycling HP inkjet printer cartridges easy, and it’s free!

  • How to Replace Ink Cartridges In Your Printer

    If your having problems replacing your cartridges in your Desk jet printer than you've come to the right article. Many home printers have numerous ink cartridges. If you have four or more...

  • Pantone Coated vs. Uncoated

    To ensure consistency of ink colors, regardless of which company makes the ink or which printer produces the final printed product, the printing industry has created a number of printing ink color...

  • How to Save Lots of Money on Printer Ink

    It seems that printer/copier ink gets more expensive by the day. Since many of us have printers we use for business, school work, and or just plain every day needs for copies in both color and...

  • How to Move a Laser Printer

    If you are moving your office from one place to another you will need to carefully package your office machines and other equipment. Improperly moving office equipment like copiers and laser...

  • How to Create & Print Checks

    There are many reasons to print your own checks. Maybe you need to replenish your supply quicker than your bank can deliver new checks. Or, if your bank does not offer free checks, you want to...

  • How to Create Envelopes

    When it comes to designing business cards or letterhead, the task seems rather simple. But although an envelope seems harder, designing your own envelope is just as simple as any other corporate...

  • How to Change a Canon Printhead

    The printhead on a Canon printer delivers small drops of ink through heated tubes to the paper. Over time, the heating elements for the tubes can fail, or the printhead can become clogged with...

  • How to Install a Printer Cartridge

    Whether your inkjet printer uses one cartridge or six, changing them out is almost the same no matter which brand of printer you use.

  • How to Print Email

    From time to time, you will need to print out an email, such as a travel itinerary or an important correspondence that you wish to store in your files. Regardless of which email provider you might...

  • How to Fix the Carriage Return on a Deskjet Printer

    All deskjet printers have carriages, which are the components of the printers that hold the ink cartridges and slide back and forth to print the ink onto paper. Most every printer will at one...

  • Ink Recycling Facts

    Ink recycling has been on the rise lately, especially with the popularity of green living and recycling. However, many people still just toss their cartridges away without thinking. Find out how...

  • How to Print on Envelopes

    You need to send out an invitation or an important letter or a complaint--or anything else that can go into an envelope. The letter is finished, but you need an envelope that looks professional,...

  • Basic Office Supplies

    It would be difficult to run an office without basic office supplies. The things that people take for granted, such as paper and pens, are important elements in the daily operation of any...

  • How to Send a Fax From the U.S. to the U.K.

    There are several ways to send faxes. Besides the bulky old office machine wheezing away in the corner, you can use fax software that is installed on your PC; you can send and receive faxes online...

  • Printing Problems With the HP 4600 Color Printer

    Every printer has its problem, and the HP 4600 is no exception. While some are minor annoyances that can be easily fixed, others will require heavy servicing and maintenance work. See if it is...

  • Types of Flexography Printing Machines

    Flexography printing has been used for years on packing supplies and materials. From corrugated cardboard boxes, to milk containers, plastic cups and bags. It even has some other commercial...

  • How to Make Business Card Templates With Multi-Colored Raised Print

    Once known as "poor man's engraving," advances in thermography printing have increased its use to the point it is what most people today know as raised printing. Thermography is actually a...

  • Canon F30 Printhead Cleaning

    The Canon MultiPass F30 is a color bubble jet, multifunction printer, copier and scanner. It has individual ink tanks and can deliver photograph-quality output at 2400 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi)....

  • How to Remove the Print Head From a Canon i320

    The Canon i320 is a simple value-priced, bubble jet printer. Printing speeds are up to 10 pages per minute (ppm) in black and 7 ppm in color. It's unique at this level to have true edge-to-edge...

  • Where to Buy Cheap Printer Ink

    Depending on what type of printer you own, finding ink at a decent price can be a challenge. It isn't cost effective to purchase printer ink from office supply stores unless the printer ink...

  • How to Repair Inkjet Cartridges

    Inkjet cartridges are expensive. So you want to use them completely before you need to replace them. There aren't a lot of parts in an inkjet cartridge. Yet they can easily quit working from time...

  • How to Choose A Printer For The Small Corporate Office

    Purchasing a black & white printer(s) for a small office team that meets the required production level and excellent quality for the daily duties can be daunting task. Three easy steps can...

  • How to Fix a Carriage Jam on a Printer

    The carriage of a printer is the assembly that holds the ink cartridges and slides back and forth to transfer ink onto printer paper. Paper jams can sometimes lead to carriage jams, especially...

  • How Does Thermal Paper Work?

    At the manufacturing plant, paper is coated with a chemical that darkens when heat is applied to it. In fact, it is possible to make the printed side of heat-transfer paper completely black by...

  • Is Printer Ink Toxic?

    Many people use and are exposed to printer ink on a daily basis. Few know what printer inks are made of and whether their ingredients are toxic.

  • Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Troubleshooting

    Pitney Bowes postage meters are marketed towards small businesses that need a meter to weigh and calculate postage. Benefits of these postage meters include no need to travel to the post office...

  • How to Buy Lexmark Ink Cartridges

    Buying a Lexmark ink cartridge can be as simple as strolling over to your local computer store and handing them your credit card, but there is a catch. There are many retailers out there that...

  • How to Print Shipping Labels and Pay for Postage Using PayPal

    Standing in line at the post office is time-consuming—and even more so around the Christmas season. Did you know that you can by-pass those long lines by paying for your postage in advance, from...

  • How to Buy Specialty Paper

    Specialty paper can boost the visual appeal and professionalism of any memo or letter. Deciding on a type of paper is more complicated than you might think given the many options to choose from....

  • How to Make Your Own Business Cards

    If you own a small business or freelance, your office supply and marketing budgets might be small. Professionally printed business cards can be pricey, and often must be printed in quantities that...

  • How to Print Typed Post-It Notes

    Perhaps you have messy handwriting or you need to get a personal note to several people simultaneously. You can enhance office communication with this clever clerical tip. Typed post-it notes make...

  • How to Get Business Cards Printed From an Existing Card

    Getting business cards printed from an existing card can be easy, especially when you are short on time and have an event later that evening. There are economical ways to get your business cards...

  • How to Change Minolta Toner

    Konica Minolta produces a wide variety of printers for business, industrial and home use. Printer consumables, such as toner cartridges, must be replenished as they are used in order for the...

  • How to Change an Ink Cartridge in a Brother Printer

    Every printer utilizes ink cartridges, and the more you use them, the more often you must change them. You can either buy a new ink cartridge, or you can take the empty cartridge to an office...

  • How to Type a Legal Envelope Using Microsoft Word

    Typing addresses onto envelopes is much more professional and legible than writing the addresses by hand. The Envelopes and Mailings tool in Microsoft Word allows you to type and print out all...

  • About Remanufactured Ink

    Remanufactured ink cartridges are those that have been used once, then taken apart and injected with new ink to be used again. While some companies offer to do this with their original cartridges,...

  • The History of the Inkjet Printer

    Printers have run the gamut in history from monks making hand copies to today's technology. The inkjet printer had a small road to travel to get to the point of the all-in-ones we are now all...

  • How to Print Checks on Blank Check Stock Paper

    Checks obtained through your bank have lots of color and design choices. What if you want a basic check without the bells and whistles? With check paper and the proper software, you can create...

  • How to Use Your Printer and Save Money on Ink Cartridges and Paper

    Increasing your printer' s productivity can be beneficial to your wallet and to the environment. You save money when you use less ink and paper.

  • How to Make Plastic Cards

    Plastic cards are popular as business cards, membership cards, ID cards or advertising promotions. Unfortunately, having plastic cards of this type professionally printed can be an expensive...

  • How Does a Laser Printer Fuser Work?

    When a laser printer receives a document or graphic from a computer, the laser printer's Raster Image Processor (RIP) generates a bitmap, which is a line-by-line image of the document.

  • How to Clean an HP Printer

    Maintaining an HP Printer requires minimal maintenance and care. However, going through the simple steps of cleaning the printer on a regular basis can greatly improve the performance and lifespan...

  • How to Make HP2015 Print an Adobe Acrobat Reader File

    PDF files for all their conveniences can be difficult to print on certain printers. You could be frustrated by PDF files that will only print the first page of file or PDF files that appear to...

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