HP C4280, C4283 Change the default print settings, Printing shortcuts, To preview your print job

Chapter 7

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.

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”

on page 35.

Use the Printing Shortcuts tab for the following print tasks:

•General Everyday Printing: Print documents quickly.

•Photo Printing–Borderless: Print to the top, bottom, and side edges of 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) HP Premium Plus Photo Papers with a tear-off tab. For more information, see “Print a borderless image” on page 36.

•Photo Printing–With White Borders: Print a photo with a white border around the edges. For more information, see “Print a photo on photo paper” on page 36.

•Fast/Economical printing: Produce draft-quality printouts quickly.

•Presentation printing: Print high-quality documents, including letters and transparencies. For more information, see “Print from a software application” on page 29 and “Print on transparencies” on page 43.

•Two-sided (Duplex) Printing: Print two-sided pages with the HP All-in-One manually. For more information, see “Print on both sides of the page” on page 38.

Print

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