Copier Paper Tips

—Mary Jean Cashman, Weyerhaeuser

• To obtain the finest image quality, start with a smooth paper surface. Smoother surfaces yield finer image quality through better toner transfer and adhesion. This ultimately affects color quality and image permanence. The smoothness of the paper, or its flatness, affects toner receptivity. Smoothness is measured on the Sheffield scale. The lower the value, the smoother the paper. A digital print paper has a Sheffield of 40, where a vellum paper could be as high as 250.