HP Deskjet D2663 User Manual

							6.Click the Features tab, and then select the following print settings: 
• Paper Type: Plain paper 
• Size: An appropriate envelope size 
7. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 
Related topics 
•Load media 
•View the prin t resolution 
•Create custom printing shortcuts
•Set the default print settings 
•Stop the current job
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Print transparencies 
1. Slide the paper guide all the way to the left. 
2. Place the transparencies in the right side of the tray. The side to be printed should 
face down and the adhesive strip should face up and toward the printer. 
3. Carefully push the transparencies into the printer until they stop, so that the adhesive 
strips do not catch on one another. 
4. Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the transparencies.
5.Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 
6. Click the Printing Shortcuts tab. 
7. In the Printing Shortcuts list, click Presentation Printing, and then specify the 
following print settings: 
• Paper Type: Click More, and then select an appropriate transparency film. 
• Paper Size: An appropriate paper size 
8. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 
Print postcards 
1. Slide the paper guide all the way to the left. 
2. Place the cards in the right side of the tray. The side to be printed on should face 
down and the short edge should point toward the printer. 
3. Push the cards into the printer until they stop.
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							4.Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the cards.
5.Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 
6. Click the Features tab, and then specify the following print settings: 
• Paper Type: Click More, click Specialty Papers, and then select an appropriate 
card type. 
• Print Quality: Normal or Best 
• Size: An appropriate card size 
7. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 
Print labels 
1. Slide the paper guide all the way to the left. 
2. Fan the edges of the label sheets to separate them, and then align the edges. 
3. Place the label sheets in the right side of the tray. The label side should face down. 
4. Push the sheets into the printer until they stop. 
5. Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the sheets.
6.Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 
7. Click the Printing Shortcuts tab. 
8. In the Printing Shortcuts list, click General Everyday Printing, and then specify 
the following print settings: 
• Paper Type: Plain Paper 
• Paper Size: An appropriate paper size 
9. Click OK.
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							Print brochures 
1. Slide the paper guide all the way to the left. 
2. Place the paper in the right side of the tray. The side to be printed on should face 
down. 
3. Push the paper into the printer until it stops. 
4. Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the paper.
5.Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 
6. Click the Features tab. 
7. Specify the following print settings: 
• Print Quality: Best 
• Paper Type: Click More, and then select an appropriate HP inkjet paper. 
• Orientation: Portrait or Landscape 
• Size: An appropriate paper size 
• Two-sided printing: Manual 
8. Click OK to print. 
Print greeting cards 
1. Slide the paper guide all the way to the left. 
2. Fan the edges of the greeting cards to separate them, and then align the edges. 
3. Place the greeting cards in the right side of the tray. The side to be printed on should 
face down. 
4. Push the cards into the printer until they stop. 
5. Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the cards.
6.Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
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							7.Click the Features tab, and then specify the following print settings: 
• Print Quality: Normal 
• Paper Type: Click More, and then select an appropriate card type. 
• Size: An appropriate card size 
8. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 
Print booklets 
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 printer until it stops. 
4. Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the paper.
5.Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 
6. Click the Printing Shortcuts tab. 
7. In the Printing Shortcuts list, click Booklet Printing. 
8. In the Print On Both Sides drop-down list, select one of the following binding options: 
• Left Edge Booklet 
• Right Edge Booklet 
9. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 
10. When prompted, reload the printed pages in the paper tray as shown below.
11.Click Continue to finish printing the booklet.
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							Print posters 
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 printer until it stops. 
4. Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the paper.
5.Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 
6. Click the Features tab, and then specify the following print settings: 
• Paper Type: Plain Paper 
• Orientation: Portrait or Landscape 
• Size: An appropriate paper size 
7. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Printer Features. 
8. In the Poster Printing drop-down list, select the number of sheets for the poster. 
9. Click the Select Tiles button. 
10. Check that the number of tiles that are selected matches the number of sheets for 
the poster, and then click  OK.
11.Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK.
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							Print iron-on transfers 
1. Slide the paper guide all the way to the left. 
2. Place the iron-on transfer paper in the right side of the tray. The side to be printed on 
should face down.
3. Push the paper into the printer until it stops. 
4. Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the paper.
5.Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 
6. 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 
7. Click the Advanced tab. 
8. 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.
9. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 
Related topics 
•Recommended papers for printing 
•Load media
•View the print resolution 
•Create custom printing shortcuts
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							•Set the default print settings 
•Stop the current job
Print a Web page
You can print a Web page from your Web browser on the HP Printer. 
If you use Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher for Web browsing, you can use  HP Smart Web 
Printing  to ensure simple, predictable web printing with control over what you want and 
how you want it printed. You can access  HP Smart Web Printing from the toolbar in 
Internet Explorer. For more information about  HP Smart Web Printing, see the help file 
provided with it. 
To print a Web page 
1. Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray. 
2. On the File menu in your Web browser, click Print.
TIP:For best results, select HP Smart Web Printing on the File menu. A check 
mark appears when it is selected.
The  Print dialog box appears. 
3. Make sure the product is the selected printer. 
4. If your Web browser supports it, select the items on the Web page that you want to 
include in the printout. 
For example, in Internet Explorer, click the  Options tab to select options such as As 
laid out on screen , Only the selected frame, and Print all linked documents. 
5. Click Print or OK to print the Web page.
TIP:To print Web pages correctly, you might need to set your print orientation to 
Landscape .
Related topics 
•Recommended papers for printing 
•Load media 
•View the prin t resolution 
•Create custom printing shortcuts 
•Set the default print settings
•Stop the current job
Print using the maximum dpi
Use maximum dpi mode to print high-quality, sharp images. 
To get the most benefit from maximum dpi mode, use it to print high-quality images such 
as digital photographs. When you select the maximum dpi setting, the printer software
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							displays the optimized dots per inch (dpi) that the HP Printer printer will print. Printing in 
maximum dpi is supported on the following paper-types only: 
• HP Premium Plus Photo Paper 
• HP Premium Photo Paper 
• HP Advanced Photo Paper 
• Photo Hagaki 
Printing in maximum dpi takes longer than printing with other settings and requires a large 
amount of disk space. 
To print in Maximum dpi mode 
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 product 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 Advanced tab. 
6. In the Printer Features area, select Enabled from the Maximum dpi drop-down list. 
7. Click the Features tab. 
8. In the Paper Type drop-down list, click More, and then select the appropriate paper 
type. 
9. In the Print Quality drop-down list, click Maximum dpi.
NOTE:To view the maximum dpi that the product will print, click Resolution.
10.Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 
Related topics
View the print resolution
View the print resolution
The printer software displays the print resolution in dots per inch (dpi). The dpi varies 
according to the paper type and print quality that you select in the printer software. 
To view the print resolution 
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 product 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 Features tab. 
6. In the Print Quality drop-down list, select the appropriate print quality setting for your 
project.
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							7.In the Paper Type drop-down list, select the type of paper that you have loaded. 
8. Click the Resolution button to view the print resolution dpi.
Create custom printing shortcuts
Use printing shortcuts to print with print settings that you use often. The printer software 
has several specially designed printing shortcuts that are available in the Printing 
Shortcuts list.
NOTE: When you select a printing shortcut the appropriate printing options are 
automatically displayed. You can leave them as is, change them, or create your own 
shortcuts for commonly used tasks.
Use the Printing Shortcuts ta b for the following print tasks: 
• General Everyday Printing: Print documents quickly. 
• Photo Printing–Borderless: Print to the top, bottom, and side edges of 10 x 15 cm 
(4 x 6 inch) and 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 inch) HP Photo Papers. 
• Paper-saving Printing: Print two-sided documents with mutliple pages on same 
sheet to reduce paper usage. 
• Photo Printing–With White Borders: Print a photo with a white border around the 
edges. 
• Fast/Economical Printing: Produce draft-quality printouts quickly. 
• Presentation Printing: Print high-quality documents, including letters and 
transparencies. 
To create a pr inting shortcut 
1. On the File menu in your software application, click Print. 
2. Make sure the product is the selected printer. 
3. 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. 
4. Click the Printing Shortcuts tab. 
5. In the Printing Shortcuts list, click a printing shortcut. 
The print settings for the selected printing shortcut are displayed. 
6. Change the print settings to those you want in the new printing shortcut. 
7. Click Save as and type a name for the new printing shortcut, and then click Save. 
The printing shortcut is added to the list. 
To delete a printing shortcut 
1. On the File menu in your software application, click Print. 
2. Make sure the product is the selected printer. 
3. 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. 
4. Click the Printing Shortcuts tab.
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							5.In the Printing Shortcuts list, click the printing shortcut that you want to delete. 
6. Click Delete. 
The printing shortcut is removed from the list.
NOTE: Only the shortcuts that you have created can be deleted. The original HP 
shortcuts cannot be deleted.
Set 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. 
To change the default print settings 
1. In the HP Solution Center, click Settings, point to Print Settings, and then click 
Printer Settings . 
2. Make changes to the print settings, and click OK.
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