Tech Yoda's Tip of the Week: "They tried to make me print double-sided, but I said, no, no, no..."

So, I posted about cutting back on our printing by setting your default print set-up to black and white, double-sided a few weeks ago, but I'm going to do it again.  Why, you ask?  Well, most the time I don't care that only about five of you actually read these tips, but this one is IMPORTANT, and if I don't know that everyone has gotten the message, then I will have to go to each of you individually to deliver it again.

We pay A LOT in copying/printing costs, and those dollars could be going to things like salaries, benefits, and things you personally care about, so let's not be wasteful.  Please use these tips to help us save on ink and paper:

Set up your printing defaults:

1. Start > Printers and Faxes
2. Right-click on the Savin and go to Printing Preferences
3. If you already have an option in the viewing window that is black and white and double-sided, then select that and click "Apply"
4. If you don't have an option for that, click Add/Change Custom Settings, create that option, save it, and then highlight that option and click "Apply" (note: if you want to rearrange the order of the printing options, click the button that looks like two pages with an arrow between them)

Only print in color if you really need to:

1. Don't be shy about printing in color if you've got a good reason, but be aware of your choice--don't have color be an accident.
2. If you need your document in color, consider whether it needs to be printed or if emailing it will be just as effective.

Print to a different printer:

1. The printers that are not the Savin are cheaper to print to for small jobs. Print to the Brother printer (in the CPR room) every now and then, and you'll get some nice exercise walking back to get your document!
2. If you are printing a document that is longer than a couple pages, use the Savin.

Print smaller:

1. If you're printing something for your own use, consider printing more than one page on a single sheet of paper. PDFs make it extremely easy to print two (or more) pages to a sheet, which, front-and-back, makes four pages to a page.
2. If you're printing PowerPoint slides, try to do at least three, if not six, slides per sheet.

Print only what you need:

1. Clicking Print Preview before you click Print can save you from printing sheets with only one line on the top, or the additional pages you don't need. Check to make sure you and the printer are on the same page about how many sheets of paper your print job should take.

Only YOU can prevent waste!

IMPORTANT: I need to know you read all of this and intend to actually do it!  Leave a comment on this post or email me now to acknowledge that you're on board!  Thanks!