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The trick to getting the best print quality for your inserts, especially if you are printing vibrant colors, is to set your printer to the “high quality” print setting, which varies from printer to printer, but to find out how to do this on yours you can do a quick search of your printer model and “how to print high quality” and there should be step by step instructions. You are pretty much guaranteed that most all pens you use on this paper won’t bleed through, and even some markers will work well, so you can print double sided on this paper without worries. This Premium 32 HP printer paper is a thicker 32 lbs, and the same level 100 brightness. It’s reasonably priced for a ream of 500 pages, which if you are just printing inserts for your own personal use, will last you for a really long time.
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This Hammermill paper is a great option, it is 28 lb and 100 brightness, so you’ll get a bit of a thicker paper in that nice bright white that we want for our inserts. Luckly, today there are many papers that work well for both, which just makes life easier. The same thing if you have a laser printer, your paper needs to be made for laser printers. Here’s another super important thing to consider- what type of printer do you have? If you have an inkjet printer, you’ll want to be sure the paper you choose is made for an ink jet printer. You want a finish that will be easy to write on, so anything that isn’t matte or that has a more glossy finish will be hard to use. While that might be great for some projects, a nice matte paper is your best bet for inserts. For example, most regular printer paper is a matte paper, and photo paper is normally a glossy paper with a real shiny appearance. Not all printer papers specify a finish, but there are actually many different types of paper beyond size and brightness.
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This will lead to a whiter paper overall, and better, more true to color prints, especially if you are printing inserts with color on them! Paper Finish The highest brightness you can get for your paper, the better off you’ll be. If you’ve ever seen dull paper that looks more off-white than white, you know exactly what I mean. Paper brightness is measured from 0 to 100 and just like it sounds- is a measure of how bright the paper is. It is much easier to print first, then trim. In my experience, my printer doesn’t always do well printing on these smaller sized pages, and they can also be harder to find. A lot of people may be tempted to look for pre-sized paper that is actually A5 size or whatever size they are going for. Most of the time, when you are purchasing a printable off of say, Etsy, the seller will include trim lines so that you can print any size page you need onto letter size paper and easily trim it down to size. It’s easier to find that paper size here, and easier to print with, and there are so many tutorials online on how to resize letter size PDF files to fit different sizes of planners, such as the one I shared here about how to resize printables for the Happy Planner. I always recommend just using a regular US letter size paper if you are in the US. But, the short answer to what is the best paper for planner inserts- is any 28-32 lb paper! What Size Paper? 32 lb paper is my favorite paper, and the best paper for planner inserts. I aim for at least a 28 lb paper, they are a little easier to find, or when I can find it, a 32 lb paper. and you just won’t get those nicely printed inserts.
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Standard copy paper is 20 lb., but that’s a really thin paper for planner inserts, because then you have issues like pens bleeding through, etc. When it comes to looking at paper type for your planner inserts, you are going to want a higher paper weight.