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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 best-quality print.
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
Where to find information
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 draft-quality prints to save
on ink and photo media
● Learn how to get the most out of the
printer and your digital photos
● Use advanced color settings to
produce the highest-quality prints
Windows: In the onscreen Help, click
HP Photosmart Printer Help. In the
print dialog box itself, right-click any
option and click the What's This? box to
learn more about that option.
Macintosh: Select Help > Mac Help in
the Finder, then select Library >
HP Photosmart Printer Help for
Macintosh.
HP Instant Share 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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