Q: When I print in color green comes out blue and yellow comes out white. How do I correct this. A: First, let's start with how an inkjet printer works: everything you see is made up of 3 colors—magenta (red), cyan (blue), and yellow. Some printers have a seperate black cartridge, while others create black … Continue reading Color Printing Issues
Selective Printing
I'd like to print just a few sentences from an email, rather than the whole thing. Can you show me how to do that? Every day I get email, like the one above, asking how to print just part of a web page or e-mail. With this much demand, I just have to show ya … Continue reading Selective Printing
Export and Print Your Address Book
Did you know that you can export your Address Book so it can be used by database programs, label making software, and more? Of course you do, I mentioned it a few seconds ago. OK, first let me tell you about .csv files. These are simple text files that show data as "comma-seperated values". If … Continue reading Export and Print Your Address Book
Tips for Printing Your Outlook Express Address Book
Q: When I try to print my Outlook Express Address Book it prints each name on a different page. Is there a way to get around this? A: With Pre-XP Service Pack 2 Outlook Express, when you click the Print button in the address book, it spits out each contact on a separate page. I … Continue reading Tips for Printing Your Outlook Express Address Book
The Inkjet Refill Debate
Cheryl from MI asks: Should I buy those inkjet refills or budget inks? You want to save some money by buying ink refills? Well, in general, I recommend not using refills. They are probably OK for printers with ink nozzles that are NOT built into the cartridge (like Canon printers), but I would still be … Continue reading The Inkjet Refill Debate
Landscape Printing
How can I print what appears on the screen completely? Many times it will cut off some of the right side of the material. Many web designers are conscious of the fact that some people will want hard copies of their web pages. For these sites, you can just print in regular Portrait mode. At … Continue reading Landscape Printing
Printing System Properties
Ever need a printout of your system info? It could be handy to keep, in case you ever have questions on your system settings - especially if the system is down for one reason or another. Here's how to do it. In Vista or Windows 7, type or copy msinfo32 into Start search and click … Continue reading Printing System Properties
Streaky Printing
Q: When my printer prints, I get black streaks across the words. What's causing this? A: Sounds like your printer's ink jet heads need cleaning. Now the procedure for this varies from printer to printer. Some printers (HP) have the ink jet nozzles built into the ink cartridge. Remove the cartridges and wipe their little … Continue reading Streaky Printing
Print Several Files Together
Is it possible to print multiple files at one time, even if they're different types of files? You know the routine: you have several files to print, maybe even created in different programs. What do you do? Open each one and print individually? Yeah, I did that too-it's pretty time consuming. Then I learned this … Continue reading Print Several Files Together
3 Steps To Better Digital Prints
3 simple steps you can take to get better prints from your digital photos... 1. Watch the resolution - Remember that in order to get a quality print, you'll need to have the DPI to back it up. The "Dots Per Inch" - pixels if you will - are the stuff your photos are made … Continue reading 3 Steps To Better Digital Prints