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Printing Iron-On Transfers, Setup, HP Iron-on T-Shirt Transfers, Mirror Image, Features, Paper Type

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Printing Iron-On Transfers When it comes to printing images, you don't need to stop with paper. Use transfer paper to get the images from the computer document onto cloth. HP Iron-On T-Shirt Transfers are designed to work with your printer and HP ink to give you a professional silk screen look. Although 100% cotton t-shirts are a popular choice for iron-on transfers, you need not stop there. Transfer a photo onto an apron, or add the company logo to baseball caps, sun visors, and tote bags for the company picnic. You'll need: • the t-shirt or other cloth you want to transfer an image onto • the document containing the picture or text you want to print • iron-on transfer paper Here's how you do it: 1 On your computer, open the document containing the text or picture you want to transfer to the fabric. 2 In the HP print settings box, click the Setup tab. Select HP Iron-on T-Shirt Transfers as the paper type. (See "Finding the HP print settings box" on page 30.) 3 If you want the text or picture on your t-shirt as you see it on the screen, flip the document by clicking Mirror Image on the Features tab. 4 Put the transfer paper transparent-side down in the printer. 5 Print the transfer. 6 Follow the instructions included with the iron-on transfer paper to transfer the image onto the fabric. After printing, remember to: • Click Mirror Image in the HP print settings box to clear it. • Change the Paper Type to match whatever you'll be printing on next. • Replace the transfer paper with whatever paper you'll be printing on next. 51

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Printing Iron-On Transfers
When it comes to printing images, you don’t need to stop with
paper. Use transfer paper to get the images from the computer
document onto cloth. HP Iron-On T-Shirt Transfers are
designed to work with your printer and HP ink to give you a
professional silk screen look.
Although 100% cotton t-shirts are a popular choice for iron-on
transfers, you need not stop there. Transfer a photo onto an
apron, or add the company logo to baseball caps, sun visors,
and tote bags for the company picnic.
You’ll need:
the t-shirt or other cloth you want to transfer an image onto
the document containing the picture or text you want to print
iron-on transfer paper
Here’s how you do it:
1
On your computer, open the document containing the text or
picture you want to transfer to the fabric.
2
In the HP print settings box, click the
Setup
tab. Select
HP Iron-on T-Shirt Transfers
as the paper type. (See
“Finding the HP print settings box” on page 30.)
3
If you want the text or picture on your t-shirt as you see it on
the screen, flip the document by clicking
Mirror Image
on
the
Features
tab.
4
Put the transfer paper transparent-side down in the printer.
5
Print the transfer.
6
Follow the instructions included with the iron-on transfer
paper to transfer the image onto the fabric.
After printing, remember to:
• Click
Mirror Image
in the HP print settings box to clear it.
Change the
Paper Type
to match whatever you’ll be printing
on next.
Replace the transfer paper with whatever paper you’ll be
printing on next.