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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 26. ● 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, set the desired printing preferences on the Paper/Quality, Layout, or Advanced tab, select 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 Size: Select the paper size you loaded in the input tray. - Paper Source: Select the paper tray you loaded the paper into. - 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: 40 Chapter 3 Print ENWW

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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
26
.
●
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, set the desired printing preferences on the
Paper/Quality
,
Layout
, or
Advanced
tab, select 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 Size
: Select the paper size you loaded in the input tray.
–
Paper Source
: Select the paper tray you loaded the paper into.
–
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:
40
Chapter 3
Print
ENWW