Earth Week Tips to Reduce Paper Usage from Computers

Office technology expert Dave Paradi of PowerPointLifeguard.com says that there are easy ways that everyone can reduce the amount of paper they print from their computer, which will save money and the environment.

(PRWEB) April 14, 2005 -- Office technology expert Dave Paradi of PowerPointLifeguard.com says that there are easy ways that everyone can reduce the amount of paper they print from their computer, which will save money and the environment. He offers three simple ways to reduce the amount of paper you print from your computer each day:

1. Check before you print

Before hitting the print button, check to see what is going to be printed. Almost every program has a Print Preview function that allows you to see what will be printed on each page. Change the margins or scaling factor in the program to save printing a page that has only one or two lines on it.

2. Print only the pages you need

The Print Preview function also allows you to identify which pages contain the information you need to print. Print only the pages you need by specifying those pages in the Page Range field in the Print dialog box for the program. Use the comma (,) to separate individual pages and use the dash (-) to indicate a range of pages. For example, the entry of "5,7,9-11" would mean print page 5, page 7 and pages 9 to 11.

3. Print multiple pages on one sheet of paper

Some programs allow you to print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper. If you use a font size of 12 point (the default for many people), the document is still very readable and cuts your paper usage in half. Utilities are available that allow any program to use multiple page per sheet functionality.

Paradi says: If you are concerned about the environment, these tips allow you to make a difference in the amount of paper you use starting today. Each person can make a difference in their own usage and together we can reduce the effect on our forests."

About Dave Paradi:

Dave Paradi is known as The PowerPoint Lifeguard because he rescues speakers and their audiences from Death by PowerPoint". He is the author of Guide to PowerPoint to be published by Prentice Hall and publishes a bi-weekly newsletter.

For use during Earth Day/Earth Week April 18-23, 2005.

Contact Information:

Dave Paradi, MBA

PowerPointLifeguard.com

905-510-4911

http://www.PowerPointLifeguard.com

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