When you first unpack your inkjet printer with a brand new color cartridge, you will be tempted to print out anything and everything just to admire the result.

You're busy. There's no time to waste on downtime or repairs for your inkjet printer. Doing just a few quick and easy things will help keep your device on your desk and working properly so you don't have to deal with trying to find a substitute while yours is being fixed.

There are hundreds of uses for your home-based inkjet printer besides the ordinary office applications you would expect like printed letters and spreadsheets. Making the most of this handy tool will even make ordinary household uses extraordinary and there is a wide range of novel ways that your inkjet can improve your home and household activities. The subsequent article offers many suggestions to use your inkjet printer for a variety of household applications.

Nearly everyone that has a computer in the home these days has an Inkjet printer attached to it but not many of use knows how the text on the screen or the colour photo that you have taken with your digital camera gets printed out on the paper that feeds through your inkjet printer.

Put your inkjet printer to good use by making stickers for your car, window, notebooks, refrigerator, or any other surface you can think of. You don't need anything more complicated or expensive than special sticker paper and a little patience. You can find the former at most computer or office supply stores and on the Internet, but you'll have to come up with the latter - a little patience - on your own.