You can’t use inkjet papers because their surfaces are coated to receive sprayed-on inks, whereas the surfaces of laser papers are coated to attract dry powder. Inkjet photo papers can’t take the high heat used in a laser printer to fuse the toners to the paper.
Keeping this in consideration, can you use photo paper in a laser?
You should not use inkjet photo paper in a laser printer, or vice versa. Laser printers use powdered toners and heat to set the ink. Laser photo paper is formulated to set the toner by use of heated rollers. … The paper itself is formulated for vivid, high-contrasting images.