HP D7100 manual Printing from a computer, Using creative options in the printer software

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5 Printing from a computer

To print from a computer, the printer software must be installed. During software installation, either HP Photosmart Premier (Windows Full-install users), HP Photosmart Essential (Windows Express-install users) or the HP Photosmart Studio (Mac) is installed on your computer, allowing you to organize, share, edit, and print photos.

For more information on installing the software, see the Quick Start Guide. Update the software regularly to ensure you have the latest features and improvements; for instructions, see Update the software.

To work with photos, you need to transfer them to a computer that is connected to the printer. See Saving photos to a computer.

Note Windows users: HP Photosmart Premier can only be used on computers with processors that have Intel® Pentium® III (or equivalent) and higher.

Using creative options in the printer software

Read through these tips on how to open and use HP Photosmart Premier,

HP Photosmart Essential, HP Photosmart Studio (Mac), and HP Photosmart Share.

HP Photosmart Premier (Windows users)

HP Photosmart Premier is an easy-to-use software program that gives you everything you need to have fun with your photos, in addition to basic photo editing and printing. This software also gives you access to HP Photosmart Share so that you can easily share your photos.

Open HP Photosmart Premier

➔Double-click the HP Photosmart Premier icon on your desktop. If you need help, see the software help within HP Photosmart Premier.

Explore the many features of HP Photosmart Premier:

●View — View photos in multiple sizes and ways. Easily organize and manage your photos.

●Edit — Crop your photos and fix photos with red eye. Automatically adjust and enhance your photos in different sizes and in multiple layouts.

●Print — Print your photos in different sizes and in multiple layouts.

●Share — Send photos to family and friends without the bulky attachments using HP Photosmart Share, a better way to send e-mail.

●Create — Easily create album pages, cards, calendars, panoramic photos, CD labels, and more.

●Back-up— Make back-up copies of your photos to store and save.

HP Photosmart Essential (Windows users)

HP Photosmart Essential is an easy-to-use software program that gives you basic photo editing and printing capabilities. This software also gives you access to HP Photosmart Share so that you can easily share your photos. HP Photosmart Essential is only available for Windows users.

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Contents HP Photosmart D7100 series 800-225-528 Copyrights and trademarks Hewlett-Packard Company noticesTrademarks Regulatory model identification numberContents HP Photosmart D7100 series Index HP Photosmart D7100 series Special features Accessing the onscreen HP Photosmart helpWelcome Printer parts Front of printerBack of printer Main and Output trays Photo trayIndicator lights Control panelOptional accessories Accessory name DescriptionHP Automatic Two-sided Printing Countries/regions Accessory HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter bluetoothSettings BluetoothView & Print SavePreferences Chapter Get ready to print Load paperChoose the right paper Paper loading tipsLoad the photo tray Purchasing replacement ink cartridges Insert ink cartridgesInk cartridge warranty information Ink cartridge tipsInk cartridge Inserting or replacing the ink cartridges Insert memory cards Supported file formatsInserting a memory card Memory card typesMemory card slots Removing a memory card Printing photos without a ComputerPrinting photos Print photos from a memory cardPrint using the Wizard Print all photos on the memory cardSelect Print All Print camera-selected photos from a memory cardDigital camera with Bluetooth wireless technology Print photos from a digital cameraPrint a photo index Stop printingPhoto layouts Print photos from an iPodLayout Paper size photo size Adjust photos with poor brightness Improving photo qualityRemove red eye from photos LayoutAdjust poor-quality video clips Getting creativeAdd a color effect Add the date and time to your printsCrop a photo Print panoramic photosTo change the print quality Connecting to other devices Getting connectedMemory card PictBridgeIPod Connecting through HP Photosmart Share Saving photos to a computerChapter Using creative options in the printer software Printing from a computerHP Photosmart Premier Windows users HP Photosmart Essential Windows usersSet print preferences HP Photosmart Studio Macintosh UsersHP Photosmart Share HP Real Life technologies features Open the electronic helpChapter Care and maintenance Clean and maintain the printerClean the outside of the printer Aligning the printerAutomatically clean the printhead Manually clean the ink cartridge contactsTo clean the ink cartridge contacts Print a self test report Update the software Self test reportDownloading the software Windows Store and transport the printer and ink cartridges Maintain the quality of photo paperStore and transport the printer Store and transport the ink cartridgesTo handle photo paper Troubleshooting Printer hardware problemsSolution Printing problems Printer is plugged in but will not turn on SolutionPrinter does not find the photos I stored on my memory card All the lights are flashing on the printerDocument printed at an angle or is off-center Solution Printed pages are dropping off of the Output trayPrintout is rippled or curled Colors are not printing satisfactorily Solution Blank page came out of the printer SolutionPhoto did not print using the default print settings Printer ejects the paper when preparing to printPrint quality is poor Solution Printer asked me to print an alignmentError messages Paper errorsPhotos are not printing correctly Solution Error message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OKError message Out of paper. Load paper then press OK Error message Unsupported media sizeError message Automatic paper sensor failed Ink cartridge errors Error message Wrong ink cartridges installedError message Incorrect ink cartridge Error message Replace cartridges soonError message Cannot print Error message Ink cartridge problemError message Non-HP ink Error message Original HP ink depleted Error message Scheduled maintenanceError message Calibration error Solution Error message Print cartridge cradle is stuckMemory card errors Error message Ink System FailureError message Cannot print photos Error message Card is locked. Cannot access cardError message Card was removed. Job was cancelled. Press OK Error message Camera selections Dpof file has errorError message Some camera-selected photos are not on card Error message Unsupported card typeComputer and connectivity printing errors Error message Some photo numbers are not on cardError message Camera disconnected during print job If you have a problem, follow these steps HP supportSupport process HP support by phoneAfter the phone support period Specifications System requirementsVideo file formats Operating environment Category Specifications Print speed maximum HP Warranty Appendix B Index Quality Q7046-90227
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