Low-resolution scans and print readability

"I have the original" doesn't help a reviewer if the copy that's actually in the file is hard to read once printed. Two related but distinct problems show up under this heading: - Low resolution — a page that renders below roughly 150 DPI reads as blurry or pixelated once printed, even if it looks fine full-screen on a laptop - Low contrast — light gray text, faded originals, or heavily compressed scans that lose enough contrast to be hard to read even at full resolution Both are worth checking before filing, not after an RFE points them out. A quick way to spot them: print the actual page you're about to submit (not view it zoomed-in on screen) and read it at arm's length, the way a reviewer working through a stack of paper would. If a document is old, faded, or was itself a low-quality scan when you received it, re-scanning at a higher resolution can still tighten the version you submit, even if the underlying original has visible wear.