Printer ink — curling pages? try a lighter print quality setting

When freshly printed pages curl at the edges, the paper has soaked up more printer ink than it can handle. A lighter quality setting often fixes it without a new cartridge.

Use a lighter print quality when pages curl

1. Open the print dialog and look for Print Quality or Quality.
2. Change Best or High to Standard or Normal for everyday documents.
3. Print one page and lay it flat for a minute. Check whether the curl is gone.
4. Keep spare paper flat in its wrapper so it is not already bowed before it prints.

If plain pages still curl on Standard, try a fresh ream in a drier room before you suspect the cartridge.

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