How your software application displays colour

Some graphics applications such as Corel Draw or Adobe Photoshop may display colour differently from “Office” applications such as Microsoft Word. Please see your application’s on-line help or user manual for more information.

Paper type

The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed colour. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper.

TIPS FOR PRINTING IN COLOUR

The following guidelines may help you to achieve good colour output from your printer.

PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES

Use the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting.

If the colours look too dull, try the Monitor (6500k) Vivid or Digital Camera settings.

PRINTING FROM MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATIONS

Use the Monitor (9300k) setting. This may help if you are having problems with specific colours from applications such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Powerpoint.

PRINTING SPECIFIC COLOURS (E.G. A COMPANY LOGO)

There are 2 utilities on your DVD-ROM that can help match specific colours:

>Colour Correct Utility

>Colour Swatch Utility

ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OR INTENSITY OF A PRINT

If the print is too light/dark, you can use the Brightness control to adjust it. If the colours are too intense/not intense enough, use the Saturation control.

ACCESSING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS

The colour matching options in the printer driver can be used to help match your printed colours to the ones displayed on your monitor or from some other source, such as a digital camera.

To open colour matching options from the Windows Control Panel:

1.Open the Printers window (called “Printers and Faxes” in Windows XP).

2.Right-click the printer name and choose Properties.

3.Click the Printing Preferences button (1).

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To open colour matching options from within a Windows application:

1.Choose File > Print… from the application’s menu bar.

2.Click the Properties button next to the printer name.

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