Choosing Paper to Print and Stick Your Pictures
As fans of post-it and sticky notes know, being able to display and re-position information on a piece of paper that has non-permanent adhesive has many advantages. You can move them around, stick them on the wall, the fridge, your mirror, or you can use them in visual displays or as markers in a book. With this in mind 3M also manufactures post-it paper for printing with the same type of non-permanent adhesive backing as they do for their super sticky notes.
What Type of Paper Goes with This Product?
The printer paper for this product is of a photo quality finish on the front and sticky on the back. The types and weight of paper finish you can find for your print your photos, images, and text include those listed below. For more information and to confirm specs, please check the companys website.
- Matte: A matte finish is good if you want a non-glare finish on your pictures. It is also more resistant to marking with fingerprints, which can be useful if you will be re-positioning your printed images on a display. In this brand, the matte picture paper is 90 gsm, and it is 5 millimeters thick.
- Semi-Gloss: Semi-gloss finishes are great if you want a slightly brighter finish and look to what you print. The weight of this brands semi-gloss picture paper is 170 gsm, and it is 7.5 millimeters thick.
- High Gloss: Choose a high-gloss finish when you want a bright and glossy finish and shine to your images. The high-gloss photo paper from this brand is 150 gsm and 7.2 millimeters thick.
How Do You Print onto This Type of Paper?
This product works with most brands and models of inkjet printers. You just feed the sheet through your printer, and then once its printed, peel off the adhesive backing and stick your printed image wherever you want.
- The photo size from this brand is 4 by 6 inches, or 4R in paper sizes, great for photos for your album, or creating your own personalized postcards or greeting cards.
- Depending on your type of printer, it can feed through main or standard adjustable feed trays or via an envelope bypass slot.
- As it is a standard photo size, you can also use this product in most types of dedicated photo printers.
- You can also find sticky post-it picture sheets in A4 size, measuring 8.27 by 11.69 inches. These can be useful for printing off larger images or several on one sheet to then cut up to your own size.
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