If you’re a savvy business operator, you’ll be constantly evaluating areas of your company which could be overspending. Although printers are an integral part of your office equipment, there are ways to save your business some money.
Choose your font wisely
This might seem like an obvious tip, but you’ll be surprised at how few people consider the impact their font choice will have on printing costs. For example, if your employees are printing their work using the Comic Sans font, it will use 5.32% more ink on average than if they used Helvetica. Choose a standard internal font for your employees, such as Helvetica, and impress upon them the importance of using it to reduce ink costs.Along side considering which font you’re using, you should also bear the font size in mind too. You can save paper by using a smaller font size, therefore printing fewer pages.
Take advantage of print preview
We’ve all experienced it. You press print and review your document, only to find out that you’ve aligned the margins all wrong on your table! You can avoid wasting ink, paper and your valuable time by utilising the ‘print preview’ function on your computer.
By reviewing your print job before hitting print, you can ensure your document looks exactly as you’d like it to, and if not, making any changes before wasting ink or paper.
Utilise draft mode
Another handy tip for office’s which print mainly for internal jobs is to utilise the ‘draft mode’ setting on your printer. When documents are for external purposes, they need to be high quality and professional. However, when you’re printing a job list for your employees, it doesn’t need to look perfect.
