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To create special projects
1.Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP All-in-One, connect a storage
device to the front USB port, or insert a CD/DVD (label side up) into the LightScribe
drive.
The  Photosmart Express  menu appears, with the most recent photo shown on the
display.
View
PrintCreateShareSave
2. Make sure the photo tray or main tray is loaded with the correct paper for the type of
project you are creating.
3. Touch  Create .
The  Create  screen appears.
4. Touch 
 or  to scroll through the projects, and then touch one of the following
projects.
• Album Pages : Enables you to select multiple photos and print them onto a series
of themed album pages, which you can then bind to create a photo album. The
photos in your album pages are placed in the same orientation for a visually
pleasing presentation.
• LightScribe Labeling : Enables you to create and print a text label on a
LightScribe disc to identify the contents of your CD or DVD. (LightScribe media
is not required for saving photos to a CD/DVD, but is required for creating and
printing text labels. Therefore, if you plan  to create text labels for your CD/DVD,
you should always use LightScribe media for both saving and labeling.)
• Panorama Prints : Enables you to select multiple photos to stitch together to
create a single wide view (or panorama) photo. The HP All-in-One automatically
aligns the edges of the photos you select to create the smoothest transition from
one photo to the next.
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•Wallets : Enables you to print your  own wallet-size photos to carry with you or give
to friends or relatives.
• Passport Photos : Enables you to print your own passport-size photos. (If you
have questions on guidelines or restrictions for passport photos, contact a local
passport service agency.)
• Video Frame Prints : If you have digital video files saved on your memory card,
storage device, or CD/DVD, you can watch a video on the display, and then select
up to 10 individual frames from the video to print as photos for framing or saving
in a photo album.
5. Respond to the prompts for the project you are creating.
6. At the  Print Preview  screen, touch  Print.
A print status screen displays the number of pages to print and the estimated time to
complete.
Share photos using HP Photosmart Software
You can use the HP Photosmart Software installed on your computer to transfer photos
from a memory card, storage device, or CD/DVD to your computer’s hard drive for sharing
photos online and printing from your computer.
Before transferring photos to your computer, you need to remove the memory card from
your digital camera and insert it in the appropriate memory card slot on the HP All-in-One,
or connect a storage device to the front USB port, or insert a CD/DVD (label side up) into
the LightScribe drive.
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To share photos
1.Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP All-in-One, connect a storage
device to the front USB port, or insert a CD/DVD (label side up) into the LightScribe
drive.
The  Photosmart Express  menu appears, with the most recent photo shown on the
display.
View
PrintCreateShareSave
2. Touch  Share.
The  Select Photos  screen appears.
3. Touch 
 or  to scroll through the thumbnails of your photos.
4. When the thumbnail of the photo you want to share appears, touch it.
5. When the photo appears by itself on the display, touch the image again.
A checkmark appears to indicate that the photo is selected.
6. Touch 
 or  to continue scrolling through and selecting photos, and then touch
Done .
The  Share Preview  screen appears, showing which photos you have selected.
7. Touch  Send.
If the HP All-in-One is network-connected, a list of available computers appears.
Select the computer you want to use to send the photos, and then continue to the
next step.
8. When the  Save to Computer  screen asks you to see the computer monitor for Share
photo options, follow the onscreen prompts on your computer.
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Save photos to your computer
You can use the HP Photosmart Software installed on your computer to transfer photos
from a memory card, storage device, or CD/DVD to your computer’s hard drive for sharing
photos online and printing from your computer.
Before transferring photos to your computer, you need to remove the memory card from
your digital camera and insert it in the appropriate memory card slot on the HP All-in-One,
or connect a storage device to the front USB port, or insert a CD/DVD (label side up) into
the LightScribe drive.
To save photos
1.Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP All-in-One, connect a storage
device to the front USB port, or insert a CD/DVD (label side up) into the LightScribe
drive.
The  Photosmart Express  menu appears, with the most recent photo shown on the
display.
View
PrintCreateShareSave
2. Touch  Save.
The  Save Photos  menu appears.
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3.Touch  Save to Computer .
TIP:You can also transfer images from a memory card to a connected USB
storage device by choosing the  Save to USB drive option, or you can burn your
photos onto a CD/DVD loaded label side up in the CD/DVD drive by choosing
Save to CD/DVD .
If the HP All-in-One is network-connected, a list of available computers appears.
Select the computer to which you want to transfer the photos, and then continue to
the next step.
4. When the  Save to Computer  screen asks you to see the  computer monitor for Import
photo options, follow the onscreen prompts on your computer to save the photos to
your computer.
Only images that were not previously saved are copied to your computer.
Preserve your photos on a CD or DVD
The HP All-in-One lets you save your photos from a memory card or storage device to a
CD or DVD. This feature allows you to archive your photos (freeing up space on your
memory card, storage device, or computer hard drive) and share them on your friends
and familys computers or DVD players.
You can also create and print a text label on a LightScribe disc to identify the contents of
your CD or DVD. LightScribe media is not required for saving photos to a CD/DVD, but
is required for creating and printing text labels. Therefore, if you plan to create text labels
for your CD/DVD, you should always use LightScribe media for both saving and labeling.
TIP: You can also install the Roxio Creator Basic software that came with your
HP All-in-One. This software lets you create and print text, photos, and pre-set
designs on a LightScribe disc to identify the contents of your CD or DVD.
In addition, you can use your HP Photosmart software to print labels on CD/DVD
tattoo paper for non-LightScr ibe discs to identify the contents of your CD or DVD.
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To save your photos to a CD or DVD
1.Make sure a CD or DVD is inserted (label side up) in the LightScribe drive of the
HP All-in-One.
NOTE: If you plan to create a LightScribe text label that you can print on the CD/
DVD, make sure the CD or DVD that you insert into the drive is a LightScribe disc.
2. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP All-in-One, or connect a
storage device to the front USB port.
The  Photosmart Express  menu appears, with the most recent photo shown on the
display.
View
PrintCreateShareSave
3. Touch  Save.
The  Save Photos  menu appears.
4. Touch  Save to CD/DVD .
When the photos have been saved to the CD or DVD, the  Photosmart Express menu
appears.
TIP: You can also save photos to a CD or DVD by touching  CD/DVD on the main
screen, then choosing  Backup Memory Card  in the LightScribe CD/DVD  menu.
To create a LightScribe disc label
1.On the  Photosmart Express  menu, touch Create.
2. On the  Create screen, touch 
 or  to scroll through the projects until you find
LightScribe Labeling , then touch this project.
3. When prompted, insert a LightScribe CD or DVD with the label side down.
The visual keyboard appears.
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4.Use the visual keyboard to enter titles and subtitles that identify your CD or DVD, and
touch  Done on the visual keyboard when you are finished.
5. In the  Label Summary  screen, touch Burn.
At the printing status screen, touch  Return to Main Menu to continue with any non-
disc tasks while disc labeling continues in the background.
Related topics
•“
Load a CD/DVD in the LightScribe-enabled CD/DVD drive” on page 71
•“
Use the Roxio Creator Basic Software” on page 15
•“
Use the HP Photosmart Software” on page 15
•“
Enter text using the visual keyboard” on page 14
•“
Print custom CD/DVD labels” on page 84
Edit photos using the control panel
The HP All-in-One offers several basic editing features that you can use to edit your
photos manually before you print them, as well as a feature that enables you to
automatically enhance your photos.
This section contains the following topics:
•
Zoom and pan to crop a photo
•
Rotate a photo
•
Adjust the brightness of your photos
•
Print a frame around your photo
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Apply special color ef fects to your photos
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Remove red-eye
•
Automatically enhance your photos
•
Flip horizontal
Zoom and pan to crop a photo
The HP All-in-One enables you to zoom in or out on a specific area of a photo. When you
print the photo, the photo is cropped so only the area shown on the display prints.
NOTE: The changes you make to the photo apply only to viewing and printing the
photo. The changes will not be saved on the memory card, storage device, or CD/
DVD.
To crop a photo
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP All-in-One, connect a storage
device to the front USB port, or insert a CD/DVD (label side up) into the LightScribe
drive.
The  Photosmart Express  menu appears, with the most recent photo shown on the
display.
2. Touch  View.
The  View Photos  screen appears.
3. Touch 
 or  to scroll through the thumbnails of your photos.
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4.When the thumbnail of the photo you want to edit appears, touch it.
5. When the selected photo appears by itself on the display, touch the image or touch
Options .
The  Options  menu appears.
6. Touch  Edit.
The  Edit menu appears.
7. Touch  Crop.
The  Crop  screen appears.
8. Touch the Zoom In or Zoom Out magnifying glass icons on the right side of the display
to zoom closer to or farther away from the subject of the photo.
An outline appears on the photo to show you an approximate view of the area that
will print.
9. Use the arrow buttons to pan around the photo and select a specific area to print.
10. Touch  Crop.
To preview your cropped photo
▲ Touch the Back icon unti l you return to the Options menu, then touch  Print
Preview .
To print your cropped photo
▲ Touch the Back icon unti l you return to the View Photos screen, then touch
Print .
Rotate a photo
Depending how a photo is saved, the photo might appear sideways or upside down on
the display. You might need to rotate the photo to make it show or print properly.
NOTE: When printing more than one photo on a page, the HP All-in-One
automatically adjusts the orientation of your photos to fit a maximum number of photos
on the page. The rotation you apply here is ignored to accommodate the number of
photos selected per page.
To rotate a photo
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP All-in-One, connect a storage
device to the front USB port, or insert a CD/DVD (label side up) into the LightScribe
drive.
The  Photosmart Express  menu appears, with the most recent photo shown on the
display.
2. Touch  View.
The  View Photos  screen appears.
3. Touch 
 or  to scroll through the thumbnails of your photos.
4. When the thumbnail of the photo you want to edit appears, touch it.
5. When the selected photo appears by itself on the display, touch the image or touch
Options .
The  Options  menu appears.
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6.Touch  Edit.
The  Edit menu appears.
7. Touch  Rotate .
The  Rotate  screen appears.
8. Touch the Rotate Right or Rotate Left icons at the lower right of the screen to flip the
image 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.
9. When you are done rotating the image, touch  Done.
To preview your rotated photo
▲ Touch the Back icon until you return to the  Options menu, then touch  Print
Preview .
To print your  rotated photo
▲ Touch the Back icon until you return to the  View Photos screen, then touch
Print .
Adjust the brightness of your photos
You can adjust the brightness of a photo so that it prints lighter or darker than the original
photo you took with your digital camera.
NOTE: The changes you make to the photo apply only to viewing and printing the
photo. The changes will not be saved on the memory card, storage device, or CD/
DVD.
To adjust the brightness
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP All-in-One, connect a storage
device to the front USB port, or insert a CD/DVD (label side up) into the LightScribe
drive.
The  Photosmart Express  menu appears, with the most recent photo shown on the
display.
2. Touch  View.
The  View Photos  screen appears.
3. Touch 
 or  to scroll through the thumbnails of your photos.
4. When the thumbnail of the photo you want to edit appears, touch it.
5. When the selected photo appears by itself on the display, touch the image or touch
Options .
The  Options  menu appears.
6. Touch  Edit.
The  Edit menu appears.
7. Touch  Brightness .
NOTE:If the menu option you want is not visible on the screen, touch  or
 to scroll through all the menu options.
The Brightness  screen appears.
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8.Touch  or  to decrease or increase the brightness of the photo.
The current brightness selection is indicated by the vertical line on the slidebar.
9. When you are done adjusting brightness, touch  Done.
To preview your edited photo
▲ Touch the Back icon unti l you return to the Options menu, then touch  Print
Preview .
To print your edited photo
▲ Touch the Back icon unti l you return to the View Photos screen, then touch
Print .
Print a frame around your photo
You can print a decorative colored border around the outside edge of your photo to frame
the photo.
NOTE: The changes you make to the photo apply only to viewing and printing the
photo. The changes will not be saved on the memory card, storage device, or CD/
DVD.
To print a frame around your photo
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP All-in-One, connect a storage
device to the front USB port, or insert a CD/DVD (label side up) into the LightScribe
drive.
The  Photosmart Express  menu appears, with the most recent photo shown on the
display.
2. Touch  View.
The  View Photos  screen appears.
3. Touch 
 or  to scroll through the thumbnails of your photos.
4. When the thumbnail of the photo you want to edit appears, touch it.
5. When the selected photo appears by itself on the display, touch the image or touch
Options .
The  Options  menu appears.
6. Touch  Edit.
The  Edit menu appears.
7. Touch  Add Frame .
The  Select Creative Frame  screen appears.
8. Touch 
 or  to scroll through the frames until you find the one you want, and then
touch the frame.
The selected frame is applied to the photo and shown by itself on the display.
To preview your edited photo
▲ Touch the Back icon unti l you return to the Options menu, then touch  Print
Preview .
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