Paper "Thickness"

Most copy paper in the U.S. is "20 pound" paper; this is the weight of 2,000 sheets. Inkjet printers and color copiers often use special, thicker, paper for better imaging. For inkjets it is usually 24 lb., and for color, more commonly 28 lb. Letterhead paper is also often thicker than 20 lb., and often has cotton or other specialty fibers to make it more impressive.

If you use a large amount of greater than 20 lb. paper, consider and possibly test thinner paper. There are some applications for which 16 lb. paper is appropriate, particularly those unlikely to be duplexed (such as fax machine output). Some imaging equipment is not rated to use paper that thin (though it may still work satisfactorily), and even if it does, thin paper may not hold up in use, particularly if it will be subsequently put through a copier document feeder. A promising alternative is 18 lb. paper, though to our knowledge this is not readily available.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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