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How Printing Works

1.You lay out the page and choose the text, pictures, fonts, and colors from your software program (such as a word processor or drawing program).

2.Select settings such as paper type, paper size, orientation, and print quality in the HP print settings box (see page 20).

General Details Sharing Setup Paper Services

 

Automatic

 

 

Manual

Options

Print in Grayscale

 

Print Quality

 

 

Best

Normal

EconoFast

ICM

 

 

Default

Help

 

OK

Cancel

 

3.Check your printing status, and get help on how to print and how to solve your printing problems in the HP Toolbox (see page 52).

How Do I?

Troubleshooting

Printer Services

 

 

 

Learn How To...

Select the button next to the item you wish to learn more about.

Replace Print Cartridges

Load Paper

Change Print Settings

Print on a variety of paper types, sizes and envelopes

Print on both sides of the page

4.Your software program and the printer software send information to the printer, where it is translated into dots of ink on the page.

5.The printer sends information about printing progress and any errors to the computer, which displays messages on your screen.

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