Printing Knowledge Center

A paper's opacity is rarely a concern for projects printed on one side only. However, opacity is an important consideration for projects printed on both sides.

Sequential Numbering is a finishing step that prints numbers, in consecutive order, onto printed pieces. This allows each piece to be uniquely identified.

Unlike Full-Color images that are created from multiple colors of ink, the Grayscale technique creates detailed images using varying shades of gray.

When referring to the specifications of a paper stock, the thickness of a single sheet is known as the paper’s “Caliper.”

Rich Black adds percentages of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow to Black ink. Using all four CMYK ink colors creates a deeper and darker tone than using Black ink by itself.

Each category of paper has a basic size from which a paper’s basis weight is figured. The basis weight of a paper is based on the weight of 500 sheets in its basic size.