5 Printing from a computer
All HP photo printers come with the HP Image Zone software, which helps you do more with your photos than ever before. Use it to get creative with your pictures: edit them, share them, and create fun projects such as greeting cards. To work with photos, you need to transfer them to a computer that you have connected to the printer. Press Save on the printer control panel to save the photos from an inserted memory card to the computer. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
You should also get to know the printer driver software. That's the interface that pops up whenever you print. It controls the resolution and color, and it usually chooses those settings automatically (which is fine when you're printing on plain paper). But if you're printing a digital photo, you'll want to change printer driver settings to produce the
For information on installing the HP Image Zone and printer driver software, see the Quick Start booklet. HP Image Zone is only installed if you choose the Typical installation option. The Macintosh supports only a subset of the features of the HP Image Zone, as noted in the following table.
Software feature
Take control of printing
Harness the power of the
HP Photosmart printer driver. This software gives you full control over how your photos print. You can:
●Produce
●Learn how to get the most out of the printer and your digital photos
●Use advanced color settings to produce the
HP Instant Share
Where to find information
Windows: In the onscreen Help, click HP Photosmart Printer Help. In the print dialog box itself,
Macintosh: Select Help > Mac Help in the Finder, then select Library >
HP Photosmart Printer Help.
For more information about using HP Instant Share with your specific printer model, see Connecting through HP Instant Share.
Windows: In the onscreen Help, click Use the HP Image Zone, then click
Share your images using HP Instant Share.
To use HP Instant Share on Windows, start HP Image Zone, select one or more photos, then click the HP Instant Share tab.
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