Save Ink(And Money)-Print In Draft Mode

The printing quality issue really bugs me. In most cases you can use a lower quality (or "draft") mode that uses much less ink. Printer companies usually set their printers to default to the highest quality. Naturally, they want you to use up your ink so you'll purchase their high dollar ink!

With todays printers, you'll be surprised at just how good the "draft" output is. So, for printing things that you normally don't keep like map directions, grocery lists, etc., set the default to the lowest quality. Here's how:

Click Start>Printers and Faxes. "Right-click" your printer icon and select Printing Preferences. Select the Main settings tab, Paper or Print Quality tab (varies from model to model). Under Quality Settings, click Draft. Under Color click Black and White (no sense in burning through your color ink unnecessarily). You can switch back to high quality and color printing when needed.

Let's say you have an important document in Word which includes a color picture. You would click File>Print. Click Properties and the Paper/Quality tab. Make your changes and click OK and OK again. That changes the settings on a "one-time basis" (only for that print job).

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