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Set Up Your Screen With Printing in Mind

By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com

Set up your screen with the final destination of your screen capture in mind. Good color schemes and fonts for on-screen display do not necessarily translate well to color or grayscale printing. Avoid desktop color schemes that include gradient colors. Switch to solid colors. Color combinations that look good on-screen may not look as clear in print. For example, black text on a dark background can be hard to read.
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