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Summary: Getting the most out of a computer printer cartridge is controlled through the Print Quality function in the Printers and Faxes folder. Lower the Dots Per Inch ratio to make long-lasting printer cartridges with insight from an IT professional in this free video on computer accessories.
Eric White is a workflow manager. He manages a global operations team for a software development company in Austin, Texas. Eric has more than 10 years in the IT field spanning...read more
"Hello. My name is Eric White and we're going to talk about how to get the most out of your print cartridges. Now, I've got kids and my number one way of conserving ink is just to keep them from using the printer all together, but if that's not an option in your household, you want to go to your start button, click on "printers and faxes", right click your printer on the list and then left click properties, go to printing preferences, and then go to features. Okay, your first option is plain paper, second is print quality. Print quality controls the dots per inch of your printer. Put simply, the lower your quality, the lower your DPI, the less ink you use. The question is: how much can you withstand? Well, if you're just printing mainly text documents, you can go pretty low, you can do a fast draft. It might not be as crisp as if you had done normal, or maybe even maximum DPI. But, you use a lot less ink just based on the fact that you're having less dots per inch, so if I come in here and I put this on fast draft, now when I print text, oh, well, any documents, it's going to be a lower quality, not quite as sharp. The density's going to be a little off, but the prints, the prints will look fine. Now, if you're printing out your thesis or reports to give to the Vice President's at your company, you're going to want to use normal or better so that you get that nice, crisp, clean print, but if you're just printing stuff out for whatever at home, or a letter to your grandmother, put it on Final Draft. Grandma's not going to notice. It's the best way to get the most out of your print cartridges."
eHow Article: How to Get the Most Use Out of a Printer Cartridge