HP Deskjet 940c Printer series - printing with your hp deskjet printer

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printing with your hp deskjet printer

opening the printer properties dialog box

The printer is controlled by software installed on the computer. The printer
software, also called a printer driver, provides a dialog box to communicate
with the printer. In the printer properties box you can select options such as
paper size and type, page orientation, and color settings.

Open the printer properties box in one of the following ways:

• From the

TaskAgent

by double-clicking the TaskAgent icon on the

Windows taskbar.

• From the File menu in the software program you are using. Follow one

of these paths to open the printer properties box, depending on your
software program:
- Click

File

>

Print

, then select

Properties

–or–

- Click

File

>

Print Setup

, then select

Properties

–or–

- Click

File

>

Print

>

Setup

, then select

Properties

.

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changing printer properties settings

The printer properties box contains Setup, Features, and Advanced tab
options.

• Use the

Setup

tab to choose print quality, paper type, paper size, and

banner printing. You can also scale the size of the printed document
so that it fits on the paper in your printer.

• Use the

Features

tab to select page orientation, number of copies,

multiple pages per sheet, and poster printing. You can also choose to
preview the printed document, print in reverse order (last page first),
and set two-sided printing from this tab.

• Use the

Advanced

tab to make color and contrast adjustments, and to

choose options for ink volume, ink drying time, and print speed (Low
Memory Mode).

saving changes

When you change print settings, click

Apply

, then click

OK

to save your

changes. If you do not change any settings, click

Cancel

to return to your

document.

To find more information about the options in the printer properties box,
point to an option and click the right mouse button to display the

What’s

This?

dialog box. Select

What’s This?

to view more information about the

selected option.

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