Preview your print job, Change the default print settings – HP Photosmart C6280 All-in-One Printer User Manual
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To change the saturation, brightness, or color tone
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.
Click the Color tab.
6.
Click the Advanced Color Settings button.
7.
Move the sliders to adjust the Saturation, Brightness, or Color Tone.
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Brightness indicates the lightness or darkness of the printed document.
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Saturation is the relative purity of printed colors.
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Color Tone affects the perceived warmth or coolness of printed colors, by adding
more orange or blue tones, respectively, to your image.
Preview your print job
You can preview your print job before sending it to the HP All-in-One. This helps to prevent
wasting paper and ink on projects that do not print as expected.
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.
6.
Click the Features tab.
7.
Select the Show Preview Before Printing check box.
8.
Click OK, and then click Print or OK in the Print dialog box.
Your print job displays in the preview window.
9.
In the HP preview window, do one of the following:
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To print, click Start Printing.
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To cancel, click Cancel Printing.
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.
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