Print from your computer, Print from a software application – HP PSC 1510xi All-in-One Printer User Manual

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Print from your computer

The HP All-in-One can be used with any software application that allows printing. The
instructions vary slightly depending on whether you are printing from a Windows
computer or a Mac. Make sure you follow the instructions for your operating system in
this chapter.
In addition to the printing capabilities described in this chapter, you can print special
print jobs such as borderless prints and newsletters; print images directly from a
digital camera that supports PictBridge; and use scanned images in printing projects
in the

HP Image Zone

.

For more information on printing from a digital camera, see

Use a PictBridge

camera

.

For more information on performing special print jobs or printing images in the

HP Image Zone

, see the onscreen

HP Image Zone Help

.

Print from a software application

Most print settings are automatically handled by the software application you are
printing from or by HP ColorSmart technology. You need to change the settings
manually only when you change print quality, print on specific types of paper or
transparency film, or use special features.

To print from the software application you used to create your document
(Windows)
1.

Make sure you have paper loaded in the paper tray.

2.

On the

File

menu in your software application, click

Print

.

3.

Select the HP All-in-One as the printer.

4.

If you need to change settings, 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 appropriate options for your print job by using the features available in
the

Paper/Quality

,

Finishing

,

Effects

,

Basics

, and

Color

tabs.

Tip

You can easily select the appropriate options for your print job by

choosing one of the predefined print tasks on the

Printing Shortcuts

tab.

Click a type of print task in the

What do you want to do?

list. The default

settings for that type of print task are set, and summarized on the

Printing

Shortcuts

tab. If necessary, you can adjust the settings here, or you can

make your changes on the other tabs in the

Properties

dialog box.

6.

Click

OK

to close the

Properties

dialog box.

7.

Click

Print

or

OK

to begin printing.

To print from the software application you used to create your document (Mac)
1.

Make sure you have paper loaded in the paper tray.

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Print

from

your

computer

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