Why Are There Lines On My Copies? by Bill Tucker
(How to Get Rid of Them!) Have you ever made a copy and noticed that there are lines running down the length of the page? This article is about identifying image defects or lines that a Key-Operator (Person responsible for the equipment.) can fix on their own and lines that need a repair person... When using the Document Feeder or Processor the original only passes over the slit glass. ... Other Line Problems If you followed my tests and you have a line both copying from the glass and using the Document Feeder then you have another problem.

Printers Are Now As Common As The Telephone by Alberto R. Pino
Printers have been around for a very long time. From the old hand cranked block printing machines, to the most advanced color laser printers on the market, they have made tedious writing by hand outdated. Now you simply have to type up what you want to say on your computer, put paper into sheet... If you look closely at a document or photo printed on one of these you can make out the dot patterns. ... Like magic out comes your document making it easy to print a book, send out some flyers for your church bake sale, or whatever your printing needs are.

Groupware: Avoid the Ad Hoc Shuffle by Joe Miller
Groupware Efforts are continually made to manage the unavoidable ad hoc business process, but ad hoc processes do not necessarily mean a pile of messy, shuffled documents, at least not anymore. Groupware is software which tracks and manages the ad hoc business collaboration. ... When searching for the document management and collaboration technology for your business, remember that document management will most often require tracking ad hoc processes of fast-paced business. ... Digital Thread technology tags the meta data of an electronic document, tracking the who, what, when, where, and...

Computer Keyboards by Elizabeth Morgan
A computer keyboard, just like a typewriter keyboard, performs the basic function of providing input to the central processing unit of the computer through the pressing of relevant keys. In addition to this, it also helps in controlling functions of a computer. ... Even if the mouse is not working, one can use some basic functions with the help of a keyboard, such as opening, saving or deleting a file or document, alignment of the text, underlining the text in a document, copying and pasting documents, checking grammar and spelling, etc.

Canon Printers by Milos Pesic
When Canon entered the computer printer scene with their BJC-210 model, the company probably expected great market results. It was really cheap (you could get it for around $30 at that time) and it could print in color which was a rarity in those days. ... It holds 375 sheets and 50 on the automatic feeder. ... It is remarkably fast, it can print colored documents at 4 pages per minute, and it can print a monochrome document at 20 pages per minute. ... Surprisingly compact, it can produce quality prints at a definition of up to 4800 x 1200 ppp.

How Do InkJet Printers Work by Simon Rogers
The printers utilizing inkjet technology were first introduced in the late 1980s and since then have gained much popularity while growing in performance and dropping in price. They are the most common type of computer printers for the general consumer due to their low cost, high quality of... A small trigger mechanism in the tray / feeder is depressed when there is paper in the tray or feeder. ... One of the paper feed assembly components is the paper tray or/and paper feeder. ... The feeder typically snaps open at an angle on the back of the printer, allowing the paper to be placed in it.

Quick Fix For Paper Feed Problems On Copiers, Fax And Printers by Bill Tucker
So you need ten sets of a fifty page document for this mornings meeting. It’s 8:30AM and your meeting is at 9:00AM. You begin with your project and the copier jams. You clear the jam but it keeps jamming! It’s not pulling in the paper. Sure you can call the repair person, but you need the copies... This takes some patience and practice but it is better than damaging the clutch. ... You can also start the copy process and shut off the machine exactly when the feed roller engages. ... This sometimes can be hard to get to.

Is Your Fax Machine Worth Fixing by Bill Tucker
Each person has to make an educated decision and decide if they should repair their fax machine or have it replaced when it goes on the blink. First, there is the service charge to consider and don’t forget about replacement parts. There are certain parts in a fax machine that can actually cost... Regular parts that wear out are the paper feed rollers and the separation pad in the automatic document feeder. ... They are designed for medium to heavy usage. ... High volume fax machines are a bit like copiers.

The Microsoft Office Suite of Products has a Twin -- and it's Free! by Douglas Hanna
Microsoft Office is an incredibly powerful program with many great features. It's also expensive to buy or even upgrade. For example, one well-known web site has Microsoft Office 2003 Standard for $369.40 and 2003 Professional for $469.00. Even the Office Standard 2003 Upgrade Version lists for... If you want to save the document as a Word document, you must remember to do a “Save As,” and save the document in the appropriate Word format. ... But here's one nice difference and that is when I select “New” from the File menu, I get the option of opening a text document, a spreadsheet or a...

A Buyer's Guide to Flatbed Scanners by Jeffrey Lawrence
Flatbed scanners generally deliver the best combination of quality, flexibility, and usability in scanning. They can be used to scan different kinds of media, including photos and film (with the additional use of a transparency adapter); they can be used to scan text for OCR and document... The automatic document feeder, or ADF, enhances the document imaging potential of your flatbed scanner. ... In deciding on the flatbed scanner of your choice, see if it can accommodate a transparency adapter, automatic document feeder, or both.