How to Use Process Colors in Printing
Manufacturers build cost-saving features into color printers, but unfamiliar and unaware users might get confused by these options. Modern color printers use a four-color process to produce many other colors, but users can disable three colors to prevent printing from those more expensive cartridges. If a new user needs to print in color, however, he or she might be perplexed as to why the printer is only printing in black-and-white or grayscale. If this is your predicament, you can easily access printer settings to produce processed-color printouts.
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Instructions
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Click "Start" on the taskbar at the bottom of the Windows desktop. Click "Devices and Printers" from the "Start" menu.
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Right-click the printer. Select "Printing Preferences" from the menu.
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Click the "Color" tab, or a similarly labeled tab.
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Click to fill the radio button or check box next to "Color." This will automatically change the machine from printing in grayscale or black-and-white.
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Click to remove the check mark from the box next to grayscale or black-and-white printing, if the previous step did not apply to changing to color. Click a check mark next to the color option.
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Click "OK" to save the changes. Print a test page to verify that the printer has been reset to print out in processed colors.
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Tips & Warnings
Navigate to the printer manufacturer's support website to download the user's manual and specifications.
Additionally, explore the advanced options in a printer's preferences that allow users to adjust photo color quality, such as "photo quality" vs. "mixed quality."
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