HP PhotoSmart A646 User Manual

6 Print from a computer
This section describes how to print photos when the HP Photosmart A640 series printer
is connected to a computer, and you want to print a photo from an image editing
application.
This section contains the following topics:
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Printer software
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Transfer photos to a computer
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Enhance your photos
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Change the print settings for the print job
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Print photos
Printer software
When connected to a computer, the printer is controlled by the printer software you
installed on the computer....

NOTE:Set up the printer and install the printer software before trying to transfer or
print photos from a connected computer. For more information, see 
Software
installation.
To save photos from a memory card to a connected computer
1. Insert a memory card that contains photos into the correct memory card slot in the
printer.
2. Follow the prompts on your computer.
3. Follow the steps for  your operating system.
Windows users
▲ If a prompt appears on your computer, select the option to open a folder...

▲Double-click the USB drive icon on the desktop that represents the memory card.
3. Select the files you want to delete, and then delete them.
To back up photos from a memory card to another storage device
1. Do one of the following:
If a memory card is already inserted, do the following:
▲Connect a compatible camera or flash drive to the front camera port of the printer.
If a storage device, such as a camera or flash drive, is already connected, do
the following:
▲ Insert a memory card in the...

Change the print settings for the print job
This section describes how to change print sett ings, such as paper type or print quality,
when printing from a computer. This section contains the following topics:
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Change the print quality
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Change the paper type
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Change the paper size
Change the print quality
Choose the print quality and speed to optimize your photo printing.
To select a print quality and speed
1. Open the file that you want to print.
2. Follow the steps for  your operating system....

Change the paper type
For best results, always select a specific paper type that matches the media you are using
for the print job.
To select a specific paper type
1. Open the file that you want to print.
2. Follow the steps for  your operating system.
Windows users
a . Select  File, and then select  Print.
b . Make sure the  HP Photosmart A640 series  is the selected printer.
c . Click  Properties  or Preferences .
NOTE:The path to the Printer Properties dialog box can vary depending on
the software...

Print photos
This section describes how to print several types of photos and contains the following
topics:
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Print borderless photos
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Print photos with a border
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Print panoramic photos
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Print on index cards and other small media
Print borderless photos
Use borderless printing to print to the edges of the paper.
Guidelines
• To learn how to use the photo printing features, see 
Enhance your photos .
• Verify that the photo paper you are using is not rippled or curled.
• Do not exceed the paper tray...

6.In the  Paper Size  drop-down list, select the size of paper that you have loaded.
7. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click  OK (Windows) or  Print
(Mac OS).
If you printed on photo paper with a tear-off tab, remove the tab to make the document
completely borderless.
Print photos with a border
Guidelines
• To learn how to use the photo printing features, see 
Enhance your photos .
• Verify the photo paper you are using is not rippled or curled.
• Do not exceed the paper tray...

Print panoramic photos
For true panoramic printing, you must have taken a panoramic photo. Also, use
HP panorama paper 10 x 30 cm (4 x 12 inch).
Guidelines
• To learn how to use the photo printing features, see 
photo enhancing.
• Verify that the photo paper you are using is not rippled or curled.
• Do not exceed the paper tray capacity when loading media. For more information, see 
Printer specifications .
NOTE:If the software program you are using includes a photo printing feature, follow
the...

Print on index cards and other small media
Guidelines
• Use only cards and small media that meet the printer paper-size specifications.
• Do not exceed the paper tray capacity when loading media. For more information,see 
Printer specifications .
• Print quality decreases when printing on plain paper such as index cards. This is to be expected and does not indicate a problem. Printing on plain paper is useful for
print jobs, such as drafts, where print quality is not important.
To print on index cards or...

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