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Printer settings tips, Print on Both Sides Manually

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Printer settings tips Printer settings tips (Windows) ● To change default print settings, open the HP printer software, click Print & Scan , and then click Set Preferences. For information how to open the printer software, see Open the HP printer software (Windows) on page 20. ● You can use printing shortcuts to save time setting desired printing preferences. A printing shortcut stores the settings that are appropriate for a particular type of job, so that you can set all the options with a single click. To use a shortcut, go to the Printing Shortcuts or Printing Shortcut tab, select the desired shortcut, and then click OK. To add a new printing shortcut, select an existing shortcut similar to the one you want to create, set the desired printing preferences in the Printing Shortcuts or Printing Shortcut tab, click Save As and enter a name, and then click OK. To delete a printing shortcut, select it, and then click Delete. NOTE: You cannot delete the default printing shortcuts. ● To understand paper and paper tray settings: - Paper sizes or Paper Size: Select the paper size you loaded in the input tray. - Paper type or Media: Select the paper type you are using. ● To understand color or black and white settings: - Color: Uses ink from all cartridges for full color prints. - Black & White or Black Ink Only: Uses the black ink only for normal or lower quality black and white prints. - High Quality Grayscale: Uses ink from both the color and black cartridges to produce a wider range of black and grey tones for high quality black and white prints. ● To understand print quality settings: The print quality is measured in print resolution dots per inch (dpi). Higher dpi produces clearer and more detailed prints, but slows print speed and might use more ink. - Draft: Lowest dpi typically used when ink levels are low or when high quality prints are not needed. - Normal: Suitable for most print jobs. - Best: Better dpi than Normal. - Print in Max DPI: Highest dpi setting available for print quality. - HP Real Life Technologies: This feature smooths and sharpens images and graphics for improved print quality. ● To understand page and layout settings: - Orientation: Select Portrait for vertical prints or Landscape for horizontal prints. - Print on Both Sides Manually: Manually flip the pages after one side of the paper prints out so that you can print on both sides of the paper. ENWW Tips for print success 35

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Printer settings tips
Printer settings tips (Windows)
To change default print settings, open the HP printer software, click
Print & Scan
, and then click
Set
Preferences
. For information how to open the printer software, see
Open the HP printer software
(Windows)
on page
20
.
You can use printing shortcuts to save time setting desired printing preferences. A printing shortcut
stores the settings that are appropriate for a particular type of job, so that you can set all the options
with a single click. To use a shortcut, go to the
Printing Shortcuts
or
Printing Shortcut
tab, select the
desired shortcut, and then click
OK
.
To add a new printing shortcut, select an existing shortcut similar to the one you want to create, set the
desired printing preferences in the
Printing Shortcuts
or
Printing Shortcut
tab, click
Save As
and enter
a name, and then click
OK
.
To delete a printing shortcut, select it, and then click
Delete
.
NOTE:
You cannot delete the default printing shortcuts.
To understand paper and paper tray settings:
Paper sizes
or
Paper Size
: Select the paper size you loaded in the input tray.
Paper type
or
Media
: Select the paper type you are using.
To understand color or black and white settings:
Color
: Uses ink from all cartridges for full color prints.
Black & White
or
Black Ink Only
: Uses the black ink only for normal or lower quality black and
white prints.
High Quality Grayscale
: Uses ink from both the color and black cartridges to produce a wider range
of black and grey tones for high quality black and white prints.
To understand print quality settings:
The print quality is measured in print resolution dots per inch (dpi). Higher dpi produces clearer and
more detailed prints, but slows print speed and might use more ink.
Draft
: Lowest dpi typically used when ink levels are low or when high quality prints are not needed.
Normal
: Suitable for most print jobs.
Best
: Better dpi than
Normal
.
Print in Max DPI
: Highest dpi setting available for print quality.
HP Real Life Technologies
: This feature smooths and sharpens images and graphics for improved
print quality.
To understand page and layout settings:
Orientation
: Select
Portrait
for vertical prints or
Landscape
for horizontal prints.
Print on Both Sides Manually
: Manually flip the pages after one side of the paper prints out so that
you can print on both sides of the paper.
ENWW
Tips for print success
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