HP DeskJet D2460 User Manual

Print posters
Guidelines
• For poster printing, sections of the poster are automatically arranged on individual
sheets that can be taped together. After the sections of a poster have been printed,
trim the edges of the sheets and tape the sheets together.
• Do not exceed the paper tray capacity: 80 sheets of paper.
Prepare to print
1.Slide the paper guide all the way to the left.
2.Place plain paper in the right side of the tray. The side to be printed on should face
down.
3.Push the paper into the...

6.Check that the number of tiles that are selected matches the number of sheets for
the poster, and then click OK.
7.Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK.
Use the 
Whats This? help to learn about the features that appear in the Printer Properties
dialog box.
Print iron-on transfers
Guidelines
• When printing a mirror image, the text and the pictures are horizontally reversed from
what is displayed on the computer screen.
• Do not exceed the paper tray capacity: 10 iron-on...

1.Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
2.Click the Features tab, and then specify the following print settings:
•Print Quality: Normal or Best
•Paper Type: Click More, click Specialty Papers, and then click Other specialty
paper.
•Size: An appropriate paper size
3.Click the Advanced tab.
4.Click Printer Features, and then set Mirror Image to On.
NOTE:Some iron-on transfer software programs do not require you to print a
mirror image.
5.Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK....

8 Printing tips
Check your printer
•
Connect the printer to your computer.
•
Print a test page.
Save time
•Use the 
Printing Shortcuts tab.
• Set the 
order that the pages print.
Save money
•Use 
Fast/Economical printing.
•Print 
multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.
•Print in 
grayscale.
• Print a 
two-sided document.
•Use 
HP Everyday Photo Paper to save money and ink when printing photos.
Enhance the quality of prints
•
Preview the document before printing it.
• Print on a 
custom paper size.
•...

NOTE:When you select a printing shortcut the appropriate printing options are
automatically displayed. You can leave them as is or change them.
Use printing shortcuts
Use the Printing Shortcuts tab for the following print tasks:
•
General everyday printing
•
Photo printing–borderless
•
Photo printing–with white borders
•
Fast/Economical printing
•
Presentation printing
•
Two-sided, duplex, printing
You can also 
create your own printing shortcuts.
Create printing shortcuts
In addition to the printing...

To set the page order
1.Open the 
Printer Properties dialog box.
2.Click the Advanced tab.
3.Click Document Options, and then click Layout Options.
4.Select one of the following Page Order options:
•Front to back: Prints the first page of the document last. This setting saves time
because you do not have to reorder the printed pages. It is the appropriate setting
for most print jobs.
•Back to front: Prints the last page of the document last.
5.Select any other print settings that you want, and then click...

Two-sided printing
Use two-sided printing, also called duplexing, to print on both sides of the paper. Printing
on both sides of the paper is not only economical, but environmentally conscious as well.
To print a two-sided document
1.Open the 
Printer Properties dialog box.
2.Click the Printing Shortcuts tab.
3.In the Printing Shortcuts drop-down list, click Two-sided (Duplex) Printing.
4.In the Print On Both Sides drop-down list, click Manually.
5.Select any other print settings that you want, and then...

4.Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK.
Before the document prints, a preview is displayed.
5.Do one of the following:
• Click OK to print the document.
• Click Cancel to cancel the print job. Adjust the print settings as needed before
printing the document.
Set a custom paper size
Use the Custom Paper Size dialog box to print on a special paper size.
NOTE:This feature is not available for all paper types.
To define a custom paper size
1.Open the 
Printer Properties dialog...

Print quality settings
•Fast Draft produces draft-quality output at the fastest printing speed, while using the
least amount of ink.
•Fast Normal produces higher quality output than the Fast Draft setting and prints
more quickly than the Normal setting.
•Normal provides the best balance between print quality and speed and is appropriate
for most documents.
•Best provides the best balance between high quality and speed and can be used for
high quality prints. For most documents, the Best setting prints...

To print in Maximum dpi mode
1.Open the 
Printer Properties dialog box.
2.Click the Features tab.
3.In the Paper Type drop-down list, click More, and then select the appropriate paper
type.
4.In the Print Quality drop-down list, click Maximum dpi.
NOTE:To view the maximum dpi that the HP Deskjet printer will print, click
Resolution.
5.Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK.
Resize a document 
Use the printer software to print a document that is formatted for one paper size on...