How to Create Custom Shopping Lists for Quick Repeat Ordering at lexjet.com

Create custom shopping lists at an online store

The Shop By My List feature on LexJet.com allows you to create personal shopping lists for items you buy repeatedly. It can be tailored for inks, application solutions (such as LexJet Clear and Backer) or even for different purchasing agents in the same company.

As one LexJet customer put it at Reseller Ratings: “I have always been impressed with LexJet’s customer service, and ordering online with the Shop By My List feature is a breeze.”

To set up a list, start with the desired product and click Add to My List (see Figure 1):

Online shopping lists
Figure 1

After the product is selected, you can create a new list or add the product to a current list (see Figure 2):

Create custom shopping lists online
Figure 2

Once the lists are compiled, you should choose the SHOP BY MY LIST option for easy product selection.  As an example, if you have both an Epson and a Canon printer, you can set up ink lists for each printer and, with the touch of a button, place the inks in your shopping cart.

And, if he have both solvent and aqueous printers, you can set up media lists based on media that is compatible with each machine (see Figure 3):

Online shopping lists
Figure 3

You can have as many lists as you deem necessary and those lists can be modified at anytime. If you’re unsure about how to set up a list, a LexJet customer specialist can either create one and “clone” it to you or walk you through the process. This feature helps reduce the risk of accidentally ordering the incorrect product.

For more information, or if you need any help setting up lists at the Shop By My List feature, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

More than 100 Educational Videos Now at LexJet’s YouTube Channel

YouTube educational videos for wide format inkjet printingLexJet’s YouTube channel has been the go-to destination for professionals in the wide format inkjet printing industry, photographers who print in-house, fine art reproduction companies and others involved in inkjet printing with new educational and how-to videos covering a wide range of topics – from printer setup and workflow to demonstrations of new products – at www.youtube.com/lexjet.

LexJet’s YouTube channel currently hosts more than 130 videos divided into nine featured playlists: Canon iPF Printers and Workflow, Epson Stylus Pro Printers and Workflow, HP Printers and Workflow, Education, Product Demonstrations, Onyx RIP, Display Hardware, Infinium and Around LexJet.

“Most of LexJet’s videos are produced based on customer requests for help with troubleshooting various print processes, from developing and preparing a wide format job in the software to finishing the graphic once it’s printed,” explains Sean McGettigan, LexJet’s video production director. “Though our customer specialists are here to provide free and unlimited product and technical support, the videos are an excellent supplement to our services.”

The Printer and Workflow playlists for Canon, Epson and HP include printer setup videos, how-to videos for printing through various applications (like Photoshop, Illustrator and PDFs), troubleshooting and demonstrations of various printer functions, like properly loading media and ink.

The Education, Product Demonstration and Display Hardware playlists include how-to videos on a number of subjects, like how to coat canvas, how to use Sunset Stretcher Bars for canvas wraps and step-by-step banner stand assembly.

The Onyx RIP playlist shows users how to use the Onyx RIP to maximize efficiency and color output in the wide-format printing process. The Infinium playlist shows how the industry’s first transportable and conformable print material can be applied to a range of substrates, from leather to wood, and the Around LexJet playlist gives an inside view of LexJet’s unique culture at its offices in Sarasota.

According to McGettigan, viewership at LexJet’s YouTube channel increased by more than 1,000 percent in 2011 over the previous year, and plans are in progress to continue this growth curve by introducing five to ten new videos per month in 2012.

For more information and to stay updated on the latest technologies and products for wide format inkjet printing and how to use them, go to www.youtube.com/lexjet.

SUV: Brilliant New Fabric Available for Solvent, UV Curable and Latex Printers

Printing fabric with solvent, UV-curable and latex printersIf you’re looking for an alternative to the usual banner that provides more visual punch, is easier to work with, cuts down on shipping and has a more elegant look and feel, the new LexJet Poly Select SUV fabrics are a perfect fit.

LexJet Poly Select Light SUV and Poly Select Heavy SUV are compatible with solvent, low-solvent, UV-curable and latex printers. They are durable for up to three months outdoors and one year indoors. Both water-resistant polyester fabrics have a nice satin finish with a bright white surface that offers an expanded color gamut to ensure richer, brilliant color.

LexJet Poly Select Light SUV has tight, barely discernable weave and weighs in at 145g and 7.5 mils thick. It’s perfect for applications that require some type of draping, like table skirts and backdrops, as well as backlit displays, point of purchase, in-store signage, trade show graphics and banner stands.

LexJet Poly Select Heavy SUV weighs in at 250g and 12 mils thick. This heavier fabric lays flat for banner stand graphic production, trade show graphics, window displays, hanging flags and banners, point of purchase and other soft signage applications.

They are similar to the aqueous versions – LexJet Poly Select Light, LexJet Poly Select Heavy and LexJet Poly Select Medium – that are in the market and playing to rave reviews.

The Poly Select Light cloth has become an excellent alternative for a flowing fabric look without the associated costs of real cottons and silks we’ve printed on in the past,” says Joe Menth of Fine Balance Imaging Studios (FBIS) in Langley, Wash. Click here to check out the variety of applications FBIS produces with fabric.

Both new fabrics – LexJet Poly Select Light SUV and LexJet Poly Select Heavy SUV – are available and shipping from one of LexJet’s nationwide network of distribution centers for one-day delivery to most of the contiguous U.S. They are available in 24 in., 36 in. and 54 in. widths. For a free sample and to order, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

Get Ready for LexJet’s Product Reference Guide

Find hundreds of wide format inkjet products in the LexJet Product Reference GuideLexJet has shipped its latest Product Reference Guide to customers across the U.S. If you’re a LexJet customer, keep an eye out for it in the coming weeks, and make sure to take advantage of the bonus page of money-saving coupon deals found at the back of the reference guide.

The 39-page Product Reference Guide details hundreds of products for large format inkjet printing, including: Fine art, fibre based and photo paper and canvas from LexJet, Hahnemuhle and EPSON; inkjet printable films, papers, banner materials, adhesive-backed materials, wallcoverings and specialty materials for aqueous, solvent, UV-curable and latex printers; PSA laminates, backers and mounting adhesives, featuring LexJet’s updated Elite, Performance and Specialty lines; LexJet’s Premium and Standard thermal low-melt UV laminates; Canon, Epson, HP and LexJet inks; and the latest Canon, Epson and HP printers.

If you can’t wait to see it, click here for the online PDF version of the LexJet Product Reference Guide. If you have any questions about the products in the guide or need help with any project, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

How to Download and Install ICC Profiles for a Mac and a PC

How to download ICC profiles for a Mac and PCICC profiles are an integral part of color management in the printing process. When available, an ICC profile should always be used when printing to give you the best possible results and ensure the closest possible color match and rendering.

In the videos below you will learn how to download and install ICC profiles using a Mac or PC. Future videos will discuss the use of profiles when soft proofing images in Photoshop and the overall print workflow for Canon imagePROGRAF, Epson Stylus Pro, and HP Z series printers.

It’s Rebate Season for Canon and Epson Printers

The end of the year usually brings with it the best deals of the year, and Canon and Epson are offering great rebate incentives for purchasing selected printer models. Some rebates are good through Oct. 31, while others will last until later this quarter.

Canon is offering a number of different types of rebates on its iPF5100, iPF6000S, iPF6300, iPF6350, iPF8000S, iPF8300, iPF9000S and iPF9100 printers. By the way, Canon’s mail-in rebates are not so much “mail-in” as they are “e-mail-in” or “browse to” since Canon has gone the paperless route with the rebate process beginning this quarter. You can now process rebates directly at www.acbpromotions.com/imageprografrebate/

Epson’s rebates include mail-ins for the Stylus Pro 7900 and 9900 for $1,000 (ends Oct. 31), the Stylus Pro 3880 for $300 (ends Oct. 31) and the Stylus Pro 11880 for $2,000, as well as a $4,000 instant rebate for the Stylus Pro GS6000.

For all the details and other bundled deals, as well as direction on the best printer for your needs and market, contact a LexJet account specialist at 800-453-9538.