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Save Printer Ink With EcoFont

microsoft windowsPrinter Ink is often referred to as liquid gold. It is pretty expensive and ways to save printer ink are always in high regard as they can save individuals and companies lots of money over the years. There are basically two things users can do once the printer has been bought and installed to save printer ink. The first is to optimize the layout and elements that get printed while the second is all about how it gets printed on the paper.

A good way to save printer ink using optimization is to remove elements that are not needed in a printout. A user who wants to print out an article on a website might not need the menus, advertisements and comments that go along with it on the website. The second option comes down to specifying a print quality and font.

Ecofont has been designed for this exact purpose. Its nature does not make it applicable for all printouts but should be fine for internal printouts. The font makes use of a very obvious observation which centers around the idea that a font with less visible areas requires less ink. Ecofont therefor is a font with holes. This holes can save up to 20% of the usual amount of ink needed to print pages with a normal font.

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It should be pretty obvious that this font is usually not one that should be used to print out important papers. Ecofont is offered as a free download at the creator’s website.

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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.

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  1. Mecky Giroth says:

    I am very interested in your website. I want to learn more, in order to create a website as you. Thank you

  2. printer cartridge supplies says:

    Honestly, I am one of those individuals who need tons of ink on stock to keep my projects and documents printed on time. Well, I really need to find a way to save and cut my cost without sacrificing the quality of my prints.

  3. Wayn says:

    The link to ecofont seems to be broken.

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