HP DeskJet D4263 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 input tray capacity: 100 sheets of paper.
Prepare to print
1.Raise the output tray.
2.Slide the paper guide all the way to the left.
3.Place plain paper in the right side of the input tray. The side to be printed on should
face...

4.In the Poster Printing drop-down list, select the number of sheets for the poster.
5.Click the Select Tiles button.
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...

Print
NOTE:If your software program includes an iron-on transfer printing feature, follow
the instructions that are provided with the software program. Otherwise, follow the
instructions below.
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 HP Iron-On
Transfer Paper.
•Size: An appropriate paper size
3.Click the Advanced tab.
4.Click Printer...

9 Printing tips
Check your printer
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Connect the printer to your computer.
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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:
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General everyday printing
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Photo printing–borderless
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Photo printing–with white borders
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Fast/Economical printing
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Presentation printing
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Two-sided, duplex, printing
You can also 
create your own printing shortcuts.
Create printing shortcuts
In addition to the printing...

To use Fast/Economical printing
1.Open the 
Printer Properties dialog box.
2.Click the Printing Shortcuts tab.
3.In the Printing Shortcuts list, click Fast/Economical Printing.
4.Specify the print settings that you want, and then click OK.
General Everyday printing
Use General Everyday printing to print documents quickly.
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Documents
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E-mail
Presentation printing
Use Presentation printing to print high-quality documents, including:
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Letters
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Brochures
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Transparencies
Select a paper type
To determine...

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.
Print in grayscale
To print in grayscale
1.Open the 
Printer Properties dialog box.
2.Click the Color...

3.In the Size drop-down list, select Custom.
The Custom Paper Size dialog box is displayed.
4.In the Name box, type a name for the custom paper size.
5.In the Width and Length boxes, type the dimensions of the custom paper size.
The minimum and maximum dimensions are displayed beneath Width and Length.
6.Click the unit of measurement: Inches or Millimeters.
7.Click Save to save the custom paper size.
8.Click OK to exit the Custom Paper Size dialog box.
9.To use the custom paper size, select its name in...

To preview a printed document
1.Open the 
Printer Properties dialog box.
2.Click the Features or the Color tab.
3.Select the Show preview before printing check box.
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.
Two-sided printing
Use two-sided printing, also called...