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Chapter 1 Photosmart Express Menu The following options are available in the Photosmart Express menu when you insert a memory card or press the Home button on the control panel. English View Print Create Save • View: Lets you view, edit, and print photos on a memory card. For more information, see View and select photos on page 8. • Print: Lets you select a page layout and print your photos. For more information, see the onscreen Help. To access the onscreen Help, see Find more information on page 12. • Create: Lets you select a creative project (albums, panorama prints, passport photos, etc) for your photos. For more information, see the onscreen Help. To access the onscreen Help, see Find more information on page 12. • Save: Lets you save photos from the memory card directly to the computer. For more information, see the onscreen Help. To access the onscreen Help, see Find more information on page 12. When you first display the Photosmart Express menu, View is highlighted by default. Press OK to select. To select a different option, use the arrow keys on the directional pad to highlight the option, and then press OK. TIP: Onscreen arrows appear next to the currently highlighted option to indicate the arrow keys that need to be pressed to navigate to the other options. Paper basics The HP Photosmart printer supports paper sizes ranging from 7.6 x 12.7 cm to 33 x 111.8 cm (3 x 5 inches to 13 x 44 inches), including B+ (33 x 48.3 cm / 13 x 19 inch) paper, letter or A4 paper, legal paper, photo paper, transparencies, and envelopes. By default, the HP Photosmart is set to detect the size and type of paper you load in the input tray automatically and then adjust its settings to generate the highest quality output for that paper. If you are using special papers, such as photo paper, transparency film, envelopes, or labels, or if you experience poor print quality using the automatically-adjusted settings, you can manually set the paper size and type for print jobs. CAUTION: Do not load media thicker than 0.4 mm, as it can damage the product. Choose the right paper For a list of available HP inkjet paper, or to purchase supplies, go to: • www.hpshopping.com (U.S.) • www.hp.com/eur/hpoptions (Europe) 4 HP Photosmart overview

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Photosmart Express Menu
The following options are available in the
Photosmart Express
menu when you insert a memory card or press the
Home
button on the control panel.
View
Print
Create
Save
View
: Lets you view, edit, and print photos on a memory card. For more information, see
View and select
photos on page 8
.
Print
: Lets you select a page layout and print your photos. For more information, see the onscreen Help. To
access the onscreen Help, see
Find more information on page 12
.
Create
: Lets you select a creative project (albums, panorama prints, passport photos, etc) for your photos. For
more information, see the onscreen Help. To access the onscreen Help, see
Find more information
on page 12
.
Save
: Lets you save photos from the memory card directly to the computer. For more information, see the
onscreen Help. To access the onscreen Help, see
Find more information on page 12
.
When you first display the
Photosmart Express
menu,
View
is highlighted by default. Press
OK
to select. To select
a different option, use the arrow keys on the directional pad to highlight the option, and then press
OK
.
TIP:
Onscreen arrows appear next to the currently highlighted option to indicate the arrow keys that need to
be pressed to navigate to the other options.
Paper basics
The HP Photosmart printer supports paper sizes ranging from 7.6 x 12.7 cm to 33 x 111.8 cm (3 x 5 inches to
13 x 44 inches), including B+ (33 x 48.3 cm / 13 x 19 inch) paper, letter or A4 paper, legal paper, photo paper,
transparencies, and envelopes. By default, the HP Photosmart is set to detect the size and type of paper you load
in the input tray automatically and then adjust its settings to generate the highest quality output for that paper.
If you are using special papers, such as photo paper, transparency film, envelopes, or labels, or if you experience
poor print quality using the automatically-adjusted settings, you can manually set the paper size and type for print
jobs.
CAUTION:
Do not load media thicker than 0.4 mm, as it can damage the product.
Choose the right paper
For a list of available HP inkjet paper, or to purchase supplies, go to:
www.hpshopping.com
(U.S.)
www.hp.com/eur/hpoptions
(Europe)
Chapter 1
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HP Photosmart overview
English