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Chapter 7 Preview your print job You can preview your print job before sending it to the HP All-in-One. This helps to prevent wasting paper and ink on projects that do not print as expected. To preview your print job 1. Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray. 2. On the File menu in your software application, click Print. 3. Make sure the HP All-in-One is the selected printer. 4. Click the button that opens the Properties dialog box. Depending on your software application, this button might be called Properties, Options, Printer Setup, Printer, or Preferences. 5. Select the print settings appropriate for your project on each of the tabs in the dialog box. 6. Click the Features tab. 7. Select the Show Preview Before Printing check box. 8. Click OK, and then click Print or OK in the Print dialog box. Your print job displays in the preview window. 9. In the HP preview window, do one of the following: • To print, click Start Printing. • To cancel, click Cancel Printing. Change the default print settings If there are settings that you frequently use for printing, you might want to make them the default print settings so they are already set when you open the Print dialog box from within your software application. To change the default print settings 1. In the HP Solution Center, click Settings, point to Print Settings, and then click Printer Settings. 2. Make changes to the print settings, and click OK. Printing shortcuts Use printing shortcuts to print with print settings that you use often. The printer software has several specially designed printing shortcuts that are available in the Printing Shortcuts list. NOTE: When you select a printing shortcut the appropriate printing options are automatically displayed. You can leave them as is or change them. You can also create a shortcut. For more information, see Create printing shortcuts. Print 34 Print from your computer

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Preview your print job
You can preview your print job before sending it to the HP All-in-One. This helps to prevent
wasting paper and ink on projects that do not print as expected.
To preview your print job
1.
Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.
On the
File
menu in your software application, click
Print
.
3.
Make sure the HP All-in-One is the selected printer.
4.
Click the button that opens the
Properties
dialog box.
Depending on your software application, this button might be called
Properties
,
Options
,
Printer Setup
,
Printer
, or
Preferences
.
5.
Select the print settings appropriate for your project on each of the tabs in the dialog
box.
6.
Click the
Features
tab.
7.
Select the
Show Preview Before Printing
check box.
8.
Click
OK
, and then click
Print
or
OK
in the
Print
dialog box.
Your print job displays in the preview window.
9.
In the
HP preview
window, do one of the following:
To print, click
Start Printing
.
To cancel, click
Cancel Printing
.
Change the default print settings
If there are settings that you frequently use for printing, you might want to make them the
default print settings so they are already set when you open the
Print
dialog box from
within your software application.
To change the default print settings
1.
In the HP Solution Center, click
Settings
, point to
Print Settings
, and then click
Printer Settings
.
2.
Make changes to the print settings, and click
OK
.
Printing shortcuts
Use printing shortcuts to print with print settings that you use often. The printer software
has several specially designed printing shortcuts that are available in the Printing
Shortcuts list.
NOTE:
When you select a printing shortcut the appropriate printing options are
automatically displayed. You can leave them as is or change them. You can also
create a shortcut. For more information, see
Create printing shortcuts
.
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