Fast/economical printing
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46
General everyday printing
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47
Presentation printing
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47
Print in grayscale
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47
Set default settings for the printer
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47
Select a print quality
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48
Set the page order
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49
Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper
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49
Print preview
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49
Set a custom paper size
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50
Select a paper type
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50
Print task quick sets
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51
Two-sided printing
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52
Resize a document
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55
Watermarks
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55
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Printer software
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57
Printer Properties dialog box
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57
What's This? help
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57
Ink Status window
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57
Download printer software updates
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58
10
Maintenance
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59
Install print cartridges
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59
Set the auto-off feature
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62
Align the print cartridges
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62
Calibrate color
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63
Automatically clean print cartridges
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63
Print a test page
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63
View estimated ink levels
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64
Maintain the printer body
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64
Remove ink from your skin and clothing
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64
Manually clean print cartridges
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65
Maintain print cartridges
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66
Printer Toolbox
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67
11
Troubleshooting
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68
Printer does not print
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68
Paper jam
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69
Paper problems
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70
Paper mismatch
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71
Printer is stalled
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72
Print cartridge problems
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72
Photos do not print correctly
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74
PictBridge problems
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77
Print quality is poor
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78
Document is misprinted
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80
Problems with borderless documents
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81
Error messages
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86
Printer lights are on or flashing
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87
Document prints slowly
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91
If you continue to have problems
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91
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