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Chapter 8 Before the document prints, a preview appears. 5. Do one of the following: - Click File and then click Print to HP Deskjet to print the document. - Click File and then click Cancel Printing to cancel the print job. Adjust the print settings as needed before trying to print the document again. Set a custom paper size Use the Custom paper size dialog box to print on a special paper size. Note This feature is not available for all paper types. Follow these steps to define a custom paper size: 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. Click the Paper/Quality tab. 3. Click the Custom button. The Custom paper size dialog box appears. 4. In the Name drop-down list, click a custom paper size name. 5. Type the paper dimensions in the Width and Length boxes. The minimum and maximum dimensions appear beneath each of the boxes. 6. Click the unit of measurement: Inches or Millimeters. 7. Click Save to save the custom paper size. 8. Click OK to exit the Custom Paper Size dialog box. Select a paper type To determine the paper type used for a printing job, select Automatic to use the automatic paper-type sensor or select a specific paper type. Use the automatic paper-type sensor Automatic is the default paper-type setting. When it is used, the auto paper-type sensor automatically selects the print settings that are appropriate for the media that you are printing, particularly when HP paper and media are used. Follow these steps to use the auto paper-type sensor: 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. Click the Printing Shortcuts tab. 3. In the Paper type drop-down list, click Automatic. 4. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. Note Do not use the Automatic setting for high-quality printouts. Instead, select a specific paper type. Select a specific paper type When printing a higher-quality document, HP recommends that you select a specific paper type. 50 HP Deskjet 5900 series

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Before the document prints, a preview appears.
5.
Do one of the following:
–
Click
File
and then click
Print to HP Deskjet
to print the document.
–
Click
File
and then click
Cancel Printing
to cancel the print job. Adjust the
print settings as needed before trying to print the document again.
Set a custom paper size
Use the Custom paper size dialog box to print on a special paper size.
Note
This feature is not available for all paper types.
Follow these steps to define a custom paper size:
1.
Open the
Printer Properties
dialog box.
2.
Click the
Paper/Quality
tab.
3.
Click the
Custom
button.
The Custom paper size dialog box appears.
4.
In the
Name
drop-down list, click a custom paper size name.
5.
Type the paper dimensions in the
Width
and
Length
boxes.
The minimum and maximum dimensions appear beneath each of the boxes.
6.
Click the unit of measurement:
Inches
or
Millimeters
.
7.
Click
Save
to save the custom paper size.
8.
Click
OK
to exit the Custom Paper Size dialog box.
Select a paper type
To determine the paper type used for a printing job, select Automatic to use the
automatic paper-type sensor or select a specific paper type.
Use the automatic paper-type sensor
Automatic is the default paper-type setting. When it is used, the
auto paper-type
sensor
automatically selects the print settings that are appropriate for the media that
you are printing, particularly when HP paper and media are used.
Follow these steps to use the auto paper-type sensor:
1.
Open the
Printer Properties
dialog box.
2.
Click the
Printing Shortcuts
tab.
3.
In the
Paper type
drop-down list, click
Automatic
.
4.
Select any other print settings that you want, and then click
OK
.
Note
Do not use the Automatic setting for high-quality printouts. Instead,
select a specific paper type.
Select a specific paper type
When printing a higher-quality document, HP recommends that you select a specific
paper type.
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