An inkjet printer works by using small jets to shoot the ink onto the paper rather than heat-transferring the ink onto the paper as a laser printer does. You can use your inkjet printer to create duplicate forms made up of two sheets of specially purchased carbonless paper. When a user writes on the top sheet of the printed form, her marks are transferred to the sheet underneath, creating a duplicate. To create duplicate forms, you print the form first on the designated top sheet and then on the bottom sheet, then attach the two pieces of paper together.
1. Open the form file on your computer.
2. Place the top sheet of carbonless paper, which is the white sheet, in the paper feed tray of the printer, making sure the side that will be printed is the "image side," which will be labeled as such.
3. Click the "File" option in the program menu and select the "Print" option. Wait for the print options window to open. Click the "Print" button to print out the top sheet.
4. Place the bottom sheet, which is the yellow sheet, in the paper feed tray of the printer, making sure that the image side is the one that will be printed on.
5. Click "File" in the program menu and select "Print" to open the printing window again. Click the "Print" button to print out the bottom sheet.
6. Place the top sheet on top of the bottom sheet. Line up the two sheets so that the printed forms match up. If desired, staple the two sheets together to keep them in place.
- Carbonless paper, loose, two-part, printer-feedable
- Stapler (optional)
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