Can you use transparent paper in an ink jet printer?

Answer 1

No, traditional transparency paper is simple clear plastic. Laser printers use heat to burn toner onto paper to print. Traditional transparency paper will melt and stick to the rollers if used. There are transparency sheet specifically made to support laser printers and you should go to your local office supply store to find some. If the box doesn't specifically say compatible with laser printers then it isn't.

Don't forget ink jets use liquid, which can't print on the smooth transparency surface.

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Well it's a good question. You need to remember that transparancy paper "moves" differently then paper and not all printers can work with them, as well as the stock (thickness of it). Remember, how it feeds the paper and settings you use could smudge the ink very easily if not supported.

Just be certain that the printer supports transparancies prior to using and as mentioned above, place it in the paper tray and usually you will have an option to select "transparancy" if the printer supports it and the correct drivers are installed on the PC

Answer 2

Typically, laser print transparency sheets have a different coating on them then those for inkjets. Inkjet transparencies are designed with a layer that adheres easily to inkjet inks, and it is much like a glue.

In fact, if you accidentally get parts of an inkjet transparency wet, the glue will run off, along with any ink on it (if there was any).

Laser transparencies are designed to take thermal conductive heat, which is necessary to adhere to heated powder toner. That's why laser prints come out nice and toasty warm from the printer.

Normally, this adhesion of powder is onto a sheet of paper, but some plastics and coatings can melt when running through a laser printer. This can ruin your print heads or toner cartridge.

Both are typically expensive to replace, but with printer prices going down, with many models you might just have to toss it. It might be cheaper than repairs, which wouldn't be under warranty since it's a user error to put something in your printer that wasn't supposed to be there.

In the case of a laser sheet in an inkjet, the likely scenario would be that the ink would make a total mess and run off the sheet, since there's no adhesive layer.

The residual ink can dry on the ink heads and ruin it (if you don't clean it off correctly).

The finished product, even if it "looked" good, which is unlikely if there's no coating, would probably dry improperly if not at all.

If you don't know the composition of your transparancy, don't risk it. Read some reviews for actual inkjet transparencies and buy some new ones, there's plenty of websites out there with great shipping fees and quality products.

Answer 3

Yes, we can use transparent paper But, condition is that it must be of fine quality. Dry well after priting the page.

Answer 4

i tired printing on trasparency papers using my HP inkjet printer and it came out ok.. but you have to set type of paper to specialty papers/other paper.

Answer 5

Technically, yes, the paper is the same.