Green IT Tips – Change your printing habits to reduce office paper consumption

Just make some changes of printing habits and you can help the environment by reducing office paper consumption. Here are some suggestions on how you can save paper:

When preparing a document for printing, you can:

• Reduce margins of your document. The smaller margin of 0.75 inch (1.9 cm) is becoming more common.
• Adjust font size to reduce the number of paper needed.
• Use single line spacing for your document.
• Use efficient fonts like Times New Roman or Arial – these fonts use significantly less space.
• Proofread your document carefully before you print.

When printing a document, you can:

• Use the ‘Print Preview’ mode to make sure what you are printing is exactly what you want.
• Print on both sides of the paper where possible. It’s the most effective way to reduce paper consumption by half. You may also change your default print settings to double-sided printing.
• Print only the pages you need by using the ‘Print Selection’ function.
• Use scrape paper for less important documents.
• Print 2 or 4 pages per sheet where possible.

Last but not least, always THINK TWICE before pushing the print button!