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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.
• Panorama Prints : Enables you to select multiple photos to stitch together to
create a single wide view (or panorama) photo. The HP Photosmart automatically
aligns the edges of the photos you select to create the smoothest transition from
one photo to the next.
• 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
or storage device, 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 or storage device 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 Photosmart, or connect a storage device to the front USB port.
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To share photos from a memory card or storage device
1.Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP Photosmart, 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
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 Photosmart 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.
Save photos to your computer
You can use the HP Photosmart Software installed on your computer to transfer photos
from a memory card or storage device to your computer’s hard drive for sharing photos
online and printing from your computer.
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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 Photosmart, or connect a storage device to the front USB port.
To save photos
1.Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP Photosmart, 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
2. Touch  Save.
The  Save Photos  menu appears.
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.
If the HP Photosmart 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.
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Edit photos using the control panel
The HP Photosmart 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:
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Zoom and pan to crop a photo
•
Rotate a photo
•
Adjust the brightness of your photos
•
Print a frame around your photo
•
Apply special color ef fects to your photos
•
Remove red-eye
•
Automatically enhance your photos
Zoom and pan to crop a photo
The HP Photosmart 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 or storage device.
To crop a photo
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP Photosmart, or connect a
storage device to the front USB port.
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  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.
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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 until you return to the  Options menu, then touch  Print
Preview .
To print your cropped photo
▲ Touch the Back icon until 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 Photosmart
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 Photosmart, or connect a
storage device to the front USB port.
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  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 .
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To print your rotated photo
▲Touch the Back icon unti l 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 or storage device.
To adjust the brightness
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP Photosmart, or connect a
storage device to the front USB port.
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.
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.
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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 or storage device.
To print a frame around your photo
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP Photosmart, or connect a
storage device to the front USB port.
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 until you return to the  Options menu, then touch  Print
Preview .
To print your edited photo
▲ Touch the Back icon until you return to the  View Photos screen, then touch
Print .
Apply special color effects to your photos
You can apply special color effects to a photo so that it prints with a sepia, hand-tinted,
or black-and-white finish.
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 or storage device.
To change the color effects
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP Photosmart, or connect a
storage device to the front USB port.
The  Photosmart Express  menu appears, with the most recent photo shown on the
display.
2. Touch  View.
The  View Photos  screen appears.
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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  Color Effect .
NOTE:If the menu option you want is not visible on the screen, touch  or
 to scroll through all the menu options.
The Color Effect  menu appears.
8. Touch one of the color effect options:
No EffectDoes not apply any special color effects to your photo.
Black & WhitePrints the photo in black and white.
SepiaApplies brown tones, similar to photos produced in the early 1900s, to
your photo.
AntiqueApplies brown tones along with some pale colors to your photo. With
this option, your photo will look like it was hand-tinted.
The selected color effect is applied to the photo, and the photo is 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 .
To print your edited photo
▲ Touch the Back icon unti l you return to the View Photos screen, then touch
Print .
Remove red-eye
The flash on a camera (especially on older model cameras) can sometimes cause a
subjects eyes to appear red in your photos . You can remove redness so that eyes appear
the correct shade in your photos.
To remove red-eye from photos
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP Photosmart, or connect a
storage device to the front USB port.
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, press the  Red Eye
Removal  button on the control panel.
TIP:Another method is to choose  Red Eye Removal from the Edit menu.
A red-eye icon blinks in the upper left corner of the photo, red-eye removal is applied,
and the photo is shown by itself on the display.
Automatically enhance your photos
The HP Photosmart is set up, by default, to enhance your photos automatically when you
print them. The changes are only visible on your printed output; you cannot see the
changes on the display.
When this feature is enabled, the HP Photosmart uses HP Real Life Technologies to:
•Adjust the brightness or darkness of your photos.
• Adjust the lighting to make dark images appear brighter.
• Sharpen blurry images.
You can turn off the automatic photo enhancement feature for individual photos, on a per-
image basis.
To turn off automati c photo enhancement
1. Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot on the HP Photosmart, or connect a
storage device to the front USB port.
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  Photo Fix .
The  Photo Fix  menu appears.
8. To turn off automatic photo enhancement, touch  Off.
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9 Print reports and forms
The HP Photosmart enables you to print self-test reports. You can also print forms such
as ruled papers and checklists.
This section contains the following topics:
•
Print a self-test report
•
Print forms
Print a self-test report
If you are experiencing problems with printing , print a self-test report before you replace
the ink cartridges. This report provides useful information on several aspects of your
device, including your ink cartridges.
To print a self-test report
1. Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the input tray.
2. Touch  Setup on the display.
3. Touch  Tools.
4. Touch  Self-Test Report .
The HP Photosmart prints a self-test report, which contains the following information:
• Product information : includes the model number, serial number, and other
product information.
• Revision information : includes the firmware version number.
• Ink delivery system information : displays the approximate ink level of each
installed ink cartridge, the status of each ink cartridge, the date each cartridge
was installed, and the date each cartridge will expire.
• Print quality pattern : displays six color blocks, re presenting each of the six
installed cartridges. Solid, even blocks of  color indicate there are no print quality
problems. When streaks are displayed or  there are missing blocks, clean the print
head using the procedure described in  “
Clean the print head” on page 106. If the
color blocks still show print quality prob lems after cleaning the print head, align
the printer using the procedure described in  “
Align the printer” on page 105. If
the color blocks continue to  show print quality problems after cleaning and
aligning, contact HP support.
• History log : contains information that might be used for diagnostic purposes if
you need to call HP support.
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