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Chapter 7 To change the saturation, brightness, or color tone 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 Photosmart 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. Click the Color tab. 6. Click the Advanced Color Settings button. 7. Move the sliders to adjust the Saturation, Brightness, or Color Tone. • Brightness indicates the lightness or darkness of the printed document. • Saturation is the relative purity of printed colors. • Color Tone affects the perceived warmth or coolness of printed colors, by adding more orange or blue tones, respectively, to your image. Preview your print job You can preview your print job before sending it to the HP Photosmart. 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 Photosmart 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. Print 32 Print from your computer

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To change the saturation, brightness, or color tone
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 Photosmart 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.
Click the
Color
tab.
6.
Click the
Advanced Color Settings
button.
7.
Move the sliders to adjust the
Saturation
,
Brightness
, or
Color Tone
.
•
Brightness
indicates the lightness or darkness of the printed document.
•
Saturation
is the relative purity of printed colors.
•
Color Tone
affects the perceived warmth or coolness of printed colors, by adding
more orange or blue tones, respectively, to your image.
Preview your print job
You can preview your print job before sending it to the HP Photosmart. 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 Photosmart 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.
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Print from your computer
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