Printing
For the best printing results, set your printer settings to “High Quality” or similar and use good quality paper. Higher gsm gives a better quality print. The higher the gsm, the thicker the paper or card so be sure to check in your printer’s manual what gsm it can handle. 200gsm is a thickness that is good for making the learning cards. My printer at home handles that without any problems, but all printers are different.
Printers, inks and paper sizes vary around the world. WunderSparks pdfs should print without any issues, but should you encounter a problem, these tips below may hold the answer.
- Paper size: WunderSparks pdfs can be used with most standard paper sizes, such as A4 and US Letter size. To cater for the differing standard paper sizes around the world, it is normal for the printable part of the page to have white borders around the edge, but to still fit well within the paper. If you are having any issues with this, use “fit to page” or similar in your print settings.
- Print As Image: Printing pdfs using the "Print As Image" option may resolve an issue as it bypasses any problems with images or fonts that Adobe can’t process for printing.
- Print Quality: It is normal for images to not look as crisp printed on paper as they do in the file. Your screen uses RGB colors, while your printer uses CMYK and the conversion can impact quality. Also, the different physical properties of paper affect ink absorption. All printers and inks offer differences in quality and slight variations in color. For the best quality printing and possibly a closer color match to what you see in the file, select to print “high” quality in your print settings. This does use more ink than “standard” quality though, so consider what you prefer for your purposes. Printing with high quality paper also improves the print quality.
Before you print all pages in a document, it’s a good idea to print one test page first to identify any issues.
Downloading and Opening
When you click the button to download a worksheet or printable, follow the prompts your computer gives you to access the downloaded file (usually it will be in the “Files” and “Downloads” section of your computer).
When you have downloaded a pdf, it is recommended that you move it to a new folder location on your computer before trying to print.
Open the pdf in the latest version of Abobe Acrobat Reader or similar (it’s free).
Make sure your pdf software is up to date.
If you are still having problems downloading, opening or printing a file, try downloading it again.
If problems persist, send me an email using the email address in the ‘Contact Us” section (you can find this at the bottom of the page) and I will check the file from my end.