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COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com I Content s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Making t he best de cision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Answer s to these question and mo re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Papers for today’s busine ...
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Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. II COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE How to Order Paper like a Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 How paper is categ orized – i n the USA and Cana da . . . . . . . . . 21 B ...
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COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 1 Color Materials Usage Guide Introduction T oday , office do cumen ts are no lon ger lim ited to bla ck and wh ite. There ar e litera lly thous ands of c hoices : color s, images , paper and multiple techno logy options. De sktop publish ing, co lor l aser pr inting , on-dema nd and d ...
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ABOU T TH IS GUID E Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 2 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE About this gui de Symbols The foll owing sy mbols h ave be en use d to help y ou qui ckly f ind informa tion y ou need . The Key indica tes tha t th ...
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ABOUT PAPE R COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 3 About Paper Fundament als of Paper This g uide will help you to understa nd the var iables that oc cur during the paper-making pr ocess tha t influence paper perform ance, and why paper may not always work th e way y ou think it sh ould. Yo u ’ ll be able to use this kn ...
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ABOU T PA PER Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 4 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE What Happe ns When Dry Ink Meet s Paper How dry i nk interac ts with a pape r ’ s surface d irectl y influen ces h ow ideas ar e trans lated into the to ...
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ABOUT PAPE R COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 5 Import ant Paper Properties for Color Xerography Paper infl uences on document quality V ariables in th e paper-mak ing proc ess can i nfluence th e quali ty and perform ance of th e finishe d paper . Whil e some v ariable s are controlle d to crea te speci fic stock s, o ...
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ABOU T PA PER Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 6 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE • Grain Direct ion – The grain of a paper is t he directi on in which most of the fibe rs lie. Du ring the paper-ma king p rocess, the major ity of th ...
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ABOUT PAPE R COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 7 • Sti f fn e ss – S ti ffness refers to the rigid ity , or bend ing resistance o f paper . Thicke r papers are usually stiffer . In gener al, paper tha t is less th an 16 lb ( 64 g/ m 2 ) is more l ike ly to bunch up or w rinkle in the co pier/ printer , c ausing jams ...
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ABOU T PA PER Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 8 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE • Finish/Smoothness – Fi nish is the smo othness or roughne ss of a p aper ’ s su rface. F inish m ay be control led by the sur face (wire or fel t) ...
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ABOUT PAPE R COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 9 • Impurities – Imp urities in the paper-ma king pr ocess c an leav e tiny specks in s ome paper stock s whi ch ma y resu lt in undesir able m arks or spo ts on the image of your copy or pr int. (This i s espe cially true wi th man y recyc led papers since some impuri ...
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ABOU T PA PER Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 10 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Optical paper qualities that inf luence image qua lity The performa nc e of dry ink is affected by the followi ng paper charac teristi cs: Sha de - Opaci ...
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ABOUT PAPE R COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 11 • Reflectivity – When dry ink is appl ied to a smoo th surface paper , suc h as glo ss, th e resul ting imag e is sha rper bec ause the im age is r eflected back in a straig htforw ard dir ection. Images r esultin g from dr y ink a pplied to a roug h surf ace are not ...
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ABOU T PA PER Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 12 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE If the wrapper on a r eam of paper is not ma rked with an arrow showing the wire s ide of the paper , the side of the paper facing the seam of the pack a ...
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ABOUT PAPE R COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 13 Moisture content Moistur e con tent dire ctl y affects reliabi li ty and im age qua li ty . • T oo mu ch mois ture ca n cause e xcess ive paper cur l, paper jams, and ima ge quali ty problem s. Moistur e levels that are too low can c ause sta tic prob lems, whi ch can ...
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ABOU T PA PER Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 14 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Friction c oefficien t This ter m refers to the fric tional di fferences between two adj acent sheets of paper and bet ween paper and the co pier/pr inte ...
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ABOUT PAPE R COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 15 Paper Storage Paper i s norma lly shi pped in fiberbo ard carton s. T he numb er of reams i n a ca rton depe nds on the siz e of the paper . If a l arge quantity of paper has been orde red, t he carton s are s tacked on wooden pallets. Mishand led cart ons (e.g. , droppe ...
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ABOU T PA PER Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 16 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE St a cking If the car tons o r individ ual ream s ar e to be stacked, they s hould be placed c arefull y on t op of on e anothe r to avo id crushi ng the ...
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ABOUT PAPE R COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 17 Conditioning p aper If the paper i s moved from a st orage ar ea to a location with a different tempe rature and humidi ty , the paper shoul d be conditi oned to the new l ocation b efore it is us ed. All mate rials used i n the copi er/pri nter mus t be co nditioned to ...
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ABOU T PA PER Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 18 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Why Pape r Doesn ’ t Always W ork the W ay it Should Coated p aper and offset The hig h gloss papers use d in ma gazin es, brochu res, and dire ct mail ...
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ABOUT PAPE R COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 19 T echnology and Paper Choo sing t h e rig ht pa per ca l ls for a st rong kn owledg e of p aper charac teristics a nd how th ey rela te to di fferent print technolog ies. Whether making c olor copi es, pri nting from a digital office or product ion prin ter , or a workgr ...
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ABOU T PA PER Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 20 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Xerox Papers and Xerox Di gi t al Copier/Printer s Xerox papers are careful ly resear ched and develope d to be the perfect link to X erox di gital techn ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 21 How to Order Paper like a Pro When yo u order paper , it ’ s import ant to kn ow the d if ferences between papers so that you ’ ll know wh at to as k for . P rofess ionals divide papers into large c ategories o r grades accor ding to th eir e nd use, ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 22 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Book p apers A large class ificatio n of papers pro duced pr imaril y for book and publica tion pri nting a nd a wide v ariety of commer ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 23 Cover Living u p to its nam e, cover paper is a h eavie r weig ht, durabl e paper used for book cove rs, tabs, folder s, po stcard s, and busin ess car ds. Cover stoc ks are availab le in a v ariety of fini shes for offset printing : • Coated one side ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 24 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE T ypes of Paper This cha rt su mmariz es the c haracter istic s of papers for digi tal color copy ing and pr inting. It is not int ended ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 25 T ypes of Paper This ch art su mmarize s the char acteris tics of speci alty mat erials for di gital co lor copyi ng and p rinting . It is not intend ed to be an e xclus ive gu ide to or dering th ese ma terials . Rather , use it to create n ew idea s fo ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 26 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Equivalent Paper Weight s Business Papers Book Papers Covers Ta g Index Bristol Coated Board Xerographic Bond Laser Premium tex t Uncoate ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 27 Applicat ions fo r Pap er This chart reflects common applications for various types of p aper . It is not intended to restrict usage or establish guideline s to using paper i n any of the categories. Bus ines s P ape rs Book Paper s Cover Index Specialty ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 28 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE How Paper is Measured in T erms of Weight s and Sizes Papers are pack ed in r eams, cartons , and on ski ds. Th e more paper you b uy , t ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 29 Paper sizes in the USA and Canada Not all paper s are av ailabl e in al l sizes . Pape r size i s depe ndent upon th e paper mill ’ s sheeting capabiliti es. Pa per can typical ly be ordere d in three ways: Cut Sheet, Folio S heet, a nd Web Rolls. • ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 30 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE International S t andards Organization (ISO) p aper sizes A0 ISO size s are wi dely use d in coun tries u tilizin g the me tric sys tem. ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 31 How to Select the Right T exture/Finish Some gr ades o f paper are a vailabl e in a variety of finis hes. Depend ing on whic h one you choo se, a paper finish can b e responsi ble for th e feeli ng or mo od projec ted from a printe d piece. The right fin ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 32 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE How to Speci fy Paper Paper c an be spe cifie d or ord ered in sever al wa ys: from a mill, paper distri butor , paper retailer , s upply ...
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HOW TO ORDER PAPER LIKE A PRO COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 33 How to Cut Y our Cos t s Paper i s one of th e larges t expens es of a pr int job. Y o u can re duce your c osts signi ficant ly by fo llowin g a few si mple g uideline s. T en ways to keep you r costs down 1. Use s t andard sizes : Design you r printe d ...
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USAGE GUIDELINES F OR XEROX COLOR COPIERS AND PRINTE RS Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 34 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Usage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printer s Xerox has an ong oing m aterials test program where new ...
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USAG E G UID E LIN ES F O R XER O X C O LO R COP IE RS AND PRINT ERS COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 35 Heavy- Weight Pa pe rs Contact your Xerox representa tive or visit th e Xerox website f or the curre nt list of reco mmende d materi als fo r your copie r/printer . Description and expect ations Heavy-wei ght papers ...
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USAGE GUIDELINES F OR XEROX COLOR COPIERS AND PRINTE RS Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 36 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Coated Papers Contact your Xerox representa tive or visit th e Xerox website f or the curre nt list of reco mme ...
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USAG E G UID E LIN ES F O R XER O X C O LO R COP IE RS AND PRINT ERS COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 37 Hint s, tip s and testing results Xerox testin g has s hown t he foll owing: • Coated papers are ve ry susce ptible to humidi ty . Image m ottle (light patch es in solid areas) or li ght imag es overa ll will occu ...
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USAGE GUIDELINES F OR XEROX COLOR COPIERS AND PRINTE RS Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 38 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE • If attempti ng to run t wo sid ed copie s, run the s ide with th e lightes t image , or the s ide with n o ...
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USAG E G UID E LIN ES F O R XER O X C O LO R COP IE RS AND PRINT ERS COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 39 Recycl ed P apers Description and expect ations Most re cycled papers are made fro m a com binati on of new p ulp, waste fro m the paper-mak ing pro cess, and paper that h as been returned by con sumers for recycl i ...
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USAGE GUIDELINES F OR XEROX COLOR COPIERS AND PRINTE RS Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 40 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Hole-Punched Papers Description and expect ations Hole-pun ched papers have two or more holes al ong one edge f ...
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USAG E G UID E LIN ES F O R XER O X C O LO R COP IE RS AND PRINT ERS COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 41 Pressure- Sensitive La bels Contact your Xerox representa tive or visit th e Xerox website f or the curre nt list of reco mmende d materi als fo r your copie r/printer . Description and expect ations Pressu re-sen s ...
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USAGE GUIDELINES F OR XEROX COLOR COPIERS AND PRINTE RS Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 42 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Preprinted Papers Description and expect ations This cate gory en compasses a wide va riety of material s. Offs ...
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USAG E G UID E LIN ES F O R XER O X C O LO R COP IE RS AND PRINT ERS COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 43 Single-S tep T ransfer Paper Contact your Xerox representa tive or visit th e Xerox website f or the curre nt list of reco mmende d materi als fo r your copie r/printer . Description and expect ations Single s tep t ...
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USAGE GUIDELINES F OR XEROX COLOR COPIERS AND PRINTE RS Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 44 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE T r anspare ncie s Contact your Xerox representa tive or visit th e Xerox website f or the curre nt list of rec ...
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USAG E G UID E LIN ES F O R XER O X C O LO R COP IE RS AND PRINT ERS COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 45 • A light, oily re sidu e may b e prese nt on the transparency after copyin g. This residue will eventual ly disa ppear , but it ma y be remove d by ge ntly wipi ng the su rface with a cl oth or ti ssue. CAUTION: ...
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USAGE GUIDELINES F OR XEROX COLOR COPIERS AND PRINTE RS Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 46 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE This page is intent ionall y blank . ...
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GLOSSARY COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 47 Glossary A Acid-free p aper: Paper m ade from p ulp c ontaining li ttle or no acid so it resis ts deterior ation f rom age. A lso called alkali ne paper , archival paper , n eutra l pH paper , permanen t paper and th esis paper . A4 paper: ISO paper si ze 210 x 297m m used f ...
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GLOSSARY Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 48 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Carton: Selling unit o f paper wei ghing app roxi mately 1 50 pounds ( 60 kilo s). A carton can conta in anywhe re from 500 to 5,000 sheets depen ding o n the ...
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GLOSSARY COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 49 Fine p apers: Papers made spe cific ally fo r writin g or com merc ial printin g, as com pared to coar se papers an d industr ial papers . Als o called cultu ral papers an d graphic papers. Finish: Sur face ch a ract erist ics of t he p aper , such as vel lum, a ntiq ue, or ...
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GLOSSARY Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 50 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE L Laser bond: Bond paper made espec ially sm ooth and dry to run well thr ough la ser pr inter . Leaf: One page in a book. Lead ed ge: The edge of the paper t ...
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GLOSSARY COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 51 Printability: The abi lity of paper to be re produced with high quality pr int ing . Publishing p aper: Paper mad e in weigh ts, color s, and sur faced su ited to books , magazin es, catalogs and free -standing inse rts. Q Quick printing: Printi ng usi ng sm all sheetfed pr ...
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GLOSSARY Contact your local authorized Xer ox distributor, or call Xero x at 1-800-822-2200 in the US A, or 1-800-668-0199 in Canada for our full line of media. 52 COLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE SWOP: Abbrev iation for Speci fications for Web Offset Public ations. T Te x t p a p e r : Designation for pri nting papers wi th texture d surfac es su ch as ...
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