How to Print Letterhead?

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Talal Itani

Hello,

I need to have letterhead for my small company, and I need your advise on
printing methods. I have a photo-inkjet printer, about three years old, but
the color of my logo prints very dull on my inkjet. Is there special paper
for letterhead/inkjet? Maybe a color laser printer is the way to go.
Surely I can have my neighborhood printshop print them, but I have to
minimize my cost. Please let me know what you do for your letterhead.
Thanks.

T.I.
 
Laser would certainly look the best, and has the added benefit of not fading
or smudging.

That said, your current problem is only due to your print settings. Simply
select a different paper type and/or high-quality settings.
Any good quality inkjet paper will be fine.
 
If you want hundreds of sheets of letterhead, your neighborhood print
shop is likely to cost less than any print-it-yourself scheme. Check it
out.
 
If you want hundreds of sheets of letterhead, your neighborhood print
shop is likely to cost less than any print-it-yourself scheme. Check it
out.
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There are inkjet bond type papers which have a coating on one,
or both sides, to stop ink diffusing through the papers fibre.
Xerox 90gsm comes to mind.
These produce a sharper image than cheaper general purpose
and laser compatible papers.
But with inkjets you wont get as good a result as your local
printshop. And, as can happen, the letter gets soaked during
delivery, inkjet prints tend to look a mess.
For durability and a professional look, use a print shop
for the letterheading and a laser for the text, much crisper,
denser and sharper print than inkjet.
It's not that inkjets can't produce sharp print, but it
needs to be on the thicker inkjet coated papers, not 80gsm cheap
general purpose paper.
 
Using a print shop or even printing your own letterhead in batch has
disadvantages. You need to worry about registration. Printing on
demand using a word processing template and then writing your letter and
printing it all at once offers perfect registration. Try using
Hammermill Premium InkJet 24# paper and make sure you are using factory
ink, not thye generic crap around.

Canon IP4300 with Hammermill paper works great.
 
There are inkjet bond type papers which have a coating on one,
or both sides, to stop ink diffusing through the papers fibre.
Xerox 90gsm comes to mind.
These produce a sharper image than cheaper general purpose
and laser compatible papers.
But with inkjets you wont get as good a result as your local
printshop. And, as can happen, the letter gets soaked during
delivery, inkjet prints tend to look a mess.
For durability and a professional look, use a print shop
for the letterheading and a laser for the text, much crisper,
denser and sharper print than inkjet.
It's not that inkjets can't produce sharp print, but it
needs to be on the thicker inkjet coated papers, not 80gsm cheap
general purpose paper.
Click to expand...

I use some pretty cheap 28# copy paper with "high-res paper" settings and
the results are quite good in my Canon inkjet. I agree though that the vast
majority of "office" and "multiuse" papers are crap.
 
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