Printing on glossy paper

[Brian]

I recently printed about 40 copies of a 4-page brochure (letter-size sheet folded down the middle and printed on both sides) that I created in Publisher 2003. I used HP glossy brochure paper on my HP inkjet printer. The brochures looked perfect when I packed them up for shipment. But by the time they reached their destination, some of the copies had smudges and bleed-throughs.

Are there any printing or printer settings I should use to minimize the chances of this happening again?

Thanks much,
Brian

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Brian I personally use Canon because of the substantially superior control
of printing and quality over HP. Canon settings for printing on glossy
paper cut down the ink volume substantially. If your HP printer driver does
not do this, you will have to find the option in the printer driver to
substantially reduce the ink quantity delivered to the paper. I do find
with glossy paper, it is essential to let the ink dry well before stacking,
and in winter will normally give them a hit with an external heat source to
ensure the ink is completely dry. I would ensure prior to printing the
second side, that the ink had been dried with an external heat source. The
ink can be dry on the surface like paint, but underneath it is still wet.

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[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Brian I personally use Canon because of the substantially superior control
of printing and quality over HP. Canon settings for printing on glossy
paper cut down the ink volume substantially. If your HP printer driver does
not do this, you will have to find the option in the printer driver to
substantially reduce the ink quantity delivered to the paper. I do find
with glossy paper, it is essential to let the ink dry well before stacking,
and in winter will normally give them a hit with an external heat source to
ensure the ink is completely dry. I would ensure prior to printing the
second side, that the ink had been dried with an external heat source. The
ink can be dry on the surface like paint, but underneath it is still wet.

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[Brian]

Thanks very much, this all sounds like excellent advice and I will follow it.

 

[Brian]

Thanks very much, this all sounds like excellent advice and I will follow it.

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Brian

I recently printed about 40 copies of a 4-page brochure (letter-size
sheet folded down the middle and printed on both sides) that I
created in Publisher 2003. I used HP glossy brochure paper on my HP
inkjet printer. The brochures looked perfect when I packed them up
for shipment. But by the time they reached their destination, some
of the copies had smudges and bleed-throughs.

How were these brochures packed for printing?
Most inkjet prints will smudge if wet. It sounds like your packaging has
leaked some water in, smudging the copies.
Either that, or you did not allow them sufficient time to dry before packing
them.

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Brian

I recently printed about 40 copies of a 4-page brochure (letter-size
sheet folded down the middle and printed on both sides) that I
created in Publisher 2003. I used HP glossy brochure paper on my HP
inkjet printer. The brochures looked perfect when I packed them up
for shipment. But by the time they reached their destination, some
of the copies had smudges and bleed-throughs.

How were these brochures packed for printing?
Most inkjet prints will smudge if wet. It sounds like your packaging has
leaked some water in, smudging the copies.
Either that, or you did not allow them sufficient time to dry before packing
them.

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Ed you are a Blitisher with no idea about much and even less about anything
Ed go back to the little kiddies group for the major malfunctions.
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[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Ed you are a Blitisher with no idea about much and even less about anything
Ed go back to the little kiddies group for the major malfunctions.
--

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

I recently printed about 40 copies of a 4-page brochure (letter-size sheet folded down the middle and printed on both sides) that I created in Publisher 2003. I used HP glossy brochure paper on my HP inkjet printer. The brochures looked perfect when I packed them up for shipment. But by the time they reached their destination, some of the copies had smudges and bleed-throughs.

Are there any printing or printer settings I should use to minimize the chances of this happening again?

Thanks much,
Brian

Brian, many HP drivers allow you to control the settings to allow for
more dry time during the actual printing, allowing for a better grip on
the glossy paper. Be sure to look that up. Many times you can control
the ink flow and the dry time during the print out. Not to mention, the
HP drivers do have a glossy paper print option, which accommodates for
this as well.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

I recently printed about 40 copies of a 4-page brochure (letter-size sheet folded down the middle and printed on both sides) that I created in Publisher 2003. I used HP glossy brochure paper on my HP inkjet printer. The brochures looked perfect when I packed them up for shipment. But by the time they reached their destination, some of the copies had smudges and bleed-throughs.

Are there any printing or printer settings I should use to minimize the chances of this happening again?

Thanks much,
Brian

Brian, many HP drivers allow you to control the settings to allow for
more dry time during the actual printing, allowing for a better grip on
the glossy paper. Be sure to look that up. Many times you can control
the ink flow and the dry time during the print out. Not to mention, the
HP drivers do have a glossy paper print option, which accommodates for
this as well.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem few months ago, then my printer
manufacturer told me to select under paper quality
Transparency as paper type when printing with glossy
paper. As it changes the temperature of your printer ...

-----Original Message-----
I recently printed about 40 copies of a 4-page brochure

(letter-size sheet folded down the middle and printed on
both sides) that I created in Publisher 2003. I used HP
glossy brochure paper on my HP inkjet printer. The
brochures looked perfect when I packed them up for
shipment. But by the time they reached their destination,
some of the copies had smudges and bleed-throughs.

Are there any printing or printer settings I should use

to minimize the chances of this happening again?

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem few months ago, then my printer
manufacturer told me to select under paper quality
Transparency as paper type when printing with glossy
paper. As it changes the temperature of your printer ...

-----Original Message-----
I recently printed about 40 copies of a 4-page brochure

(letter-size sheet folded down the middle and printed on
both sides) that I created in Publisher 2003. I used HP
glossy brochure paper on my HP inkjet printer. The
brochures looked perfect when I packed them up for
shipment. But by the time they reached their destination,
some of the copies had smudges and bleed-throughs.

Are there any printing or printer settings I should use

to minimize the chances of this happening again?