Note: the hand-written X and the printed word “test” must be on the same side of the paper for this test to work properly.Make a note: “The paper was face _ on the output tray, so that’s the output.” Observe how the printed sheet comes out of the printer and sits on the output tray.Make sure you use the same printer tray as your X doc. Print a single, one-sided page from a Word doc with the word “test” on it.Did you put it in with the X face up or face down? Make a note: “I put the paper in face _, so that’s the input.” Place that sheet into the printer tray you plan to use for your carbonless forms and make a note of which way you put it in.Draw a hand-written X on a sheet of paper.For double-sided document instructions, see the second page of these guidelines. We recommend the following test for a single-sided document.

To know which type of collation you need, you must determine how your printer inputs & outputs paper. Do you need straight or reverse collated carbonless paper? Some printers will flip paper during the printing process and some will not, so testing your printer’s output and input will determine the type of paper you should buy and how to load it into your printer. Why? Because there are special coatings on the paper that allow the transfer of writing through the layers, but the transfer can only work when the paper is in the correct sequence. The way the carbonless laser paper will travel through your printer – how your printer pulls the paper and then outputs it – will determine which you need.

So how does this work? If you need a three-part form, what do you do? Selecting the correct collation type for your printerīefore you can print, you need to make sure that you buy the right type of forms. These NCR (“No Carbon Required”) papers are not only laser-compatible, but clean and green. Yes way! There is a whole new breed of carbonless papers created specifically for use in laser printers. Multi-part carbonless paper in a laser printer? No way!

Laser test print