HP Officejet K7100 User Manual

Printing digital photographs
Enhanced color printing
Your printer uses six ink colors to enhance the quality of printed photographs. To obtain a list of
supported print cartridges for your printer, see 
Supported print cartridges on page 19.
NOTE:You can print high-quality black-and-white photographs using a gray photo print cartridge,
combined with the tri-color print cartridge.
NOTE:After you install a new print cartridge, the printer will automatically align the print cartridges
and use one sheet of...

To print digital photographs
1.Load the photo paper:
●If you are loading a stack of photo paper, see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36.
●If you are printing one or just a few sheets, you can use the front manual feed slot. If you
are printing on thick paper and desire a straight paper path, you can use the rear manual
feed slot. If you are using either manual feed slot, load paper in a later step.
●If you are printing 4 x 6 inch photos, you can use the input tray or rear manual feed slot....

an Exif Print-enabled digital camera, Exif Print captures information such as exposure time, type of
flash, and color saturation, and stores it in the images file. The printer software then uses this
information to automatically perform image-specific enhancements, resulting in outstanding
photographs.
Printing Exif Print-enhanced photos requires:
●A digital camera that supports Exif Print
●Exif Print-enabled photo software
To print Exif Print-enhanced photographs:
1.Open the file you wish to print using...

Printing borderless
Borderless printing lets you print to the edges of certain paper types and a range of standard paper
sizes from 101.6 x 152.4 mm (4 x 6 inches) to 330 x 482.6 mm (13 x 19 inches), or A6 to A3+.
NOTE:Open the file in a software application and assign the image size. Make sure the size
corresponds to the paper size on which you are printing the image.
You can also access this feature from the Printing Shortcuts tab. Open the printer driver, select the
Printing Shortcuts tab, and select...

For Macintosh
1.Load the appropriate paper:
●If you are printing one or just a few sheets, you can use the front or rear manual feed slot.
If so, continue with the steps below and load the paper in a later step.
●If you are using the input tray, see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36.
2.Open the file you wish to print.
3.Click File, and then click Page Setup.
4.Select the borderless paper size and click OK.
5.Click File, and then click Print.
6.Open the Paper Type/Quality panel.
7.Click the...

Printing in grayscale
The grayscale printing feature allows you to print high-quality, black-and-white photographs in
shades of gray using a gray photo print cartridge.
For Windows
1.Load the print media (see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36).
2.Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
3.Click Color.
4.In the Print in grayscale drop-down list, click one of the following:
●High quality: Use this option for high-quality printouts.
●Black Print Cartridge Only: Use this option for fast, economical...

Printing panoramic photos
This section contains information about printing panoramic photos that contain borders and photos
that are borderless. Following are guidelines for printing panoramic photos:
●For high-quality results, use a photo print cartridge in combination with the tri-color print cartridge.
●For maximum fade resistance, use HP Premium Plus Photo Paper and photo print cartridges in
the printer.
●To learn how to use the photo printing features, see 
Printing digital photographs on page 41....

3.Set the following options as appropriate on the Features and Color tabs:
●Photo fix options
●Advanced color options
●Color management
●Grayscale quality
4.Select any other desired print settings, and then click OK.
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Printing a document
The steps to print a document vary depending on the software program. In general, follow this
procedure to print a document.
NOTE:You can also access this feature from the Printing Shortcuts tab. Open the printer driver,
select the Printing Shortcuts tab, and select the feature from the What do you want to do? drop-
down list.
1.Open the file you wish to print.
2.Click File, and then click Print.
3.To print with the printers default print settings, click OK or Print.
-or-
To change...

Printing with the front or rear manual feed slot
If you are printing one or just a few photos, envelopes, or sheets of paper, you can use the front
manual feed slot and leave your regular media in the input tray.
The rear manual feed slot uses a straight paper path and is designed for printing single sheets on
thick paper (up to 280 g/m
2) like cardstock and photo paper.
For information on media types and sizes supported by the manual feed slots, see 
Understanding
specifications for supported media on...