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Inkjet printers. Can I use different colored paper with them?

I am writing a book but I am not confining it to just one story or style of writing. I just bought a new Brother printer that's an all-in-one kind of thing.

printer/copier/scanner/fax/chews gum/does cartwheels, etc...

I want to print some chapters with white paper and other chapters on paper that is powder blue.

Am I going to run into any technical difficulties because I am using differently colored paper or will it even matter at all?

Thanks.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Paper is paper. You can use any color you wish to - but think about ink colors. Some may not give the wanted result. If you are using black only it should work out fine. Dark papers do not work. Light colors -even neon's work just fine.

    Source(s): I print on many colors and even 80lb. cover and business card stock with my HP all-in-one. With heavier papers, feed one at a time to prevent jamming.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I suspect that inkjet and laser paper are just slightly different but I have several inkjets and lasers and interchange paper all the time. The only time I cant is with photo paper which must match the inkjet. I have copier labels which I have used in both printers.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Trust me, the printer has no idea what color the paper is. The only problem, already mentioned, is the way the ink shows up on that color. Assuming that you are only printing black, and that the "blue" is quite light, you should have no problems whatsoever. (We regularly print on bright yellow with an inkjet).

    Jim, http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com/

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't think that you'll have any problem printing on the colored paper. The only problem would be if the paper was a darker color then it would be hard to read the print. Good luck!

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  • carm
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    You can use any color but black, but I'm still looking for that white printer ink everyone keeps talking about.

  • 1 decade ago

    no it dosnt matter u can use ne color

    Source(s): i hav an inkjet
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