HP Deskjet 6988 Printer - Brochures

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Brochures

Guidelines

Do not print borderless documents in

ink-backup mode

. Always have two print

cartridges installed in the printer.

Open the file in a software program and assign the brochure size. Ensure that the
size corresponds to the paper size on which you want to print the brochure.

Do not exceed the In tray capacity: 25 sheets of brochure paper.

Prepare to print

1.

Verify that the printer is turned on.

2.

Raise the Out tray.

3.

Slide the paper-width guide all the way to the left, and then pull out the paper-length
guide.

4.

Place brochure paper in the In tray, pushing the paper into the printer until it stops.

5.

Slide the paper guides firmly against the paper.

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6.

Lower the Out tray.

Print borderless brochures

1.

Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2.

Click the

Paper/Quality

tab, and then specify the following print settings:

Size is

: An appropriate paper size

Type is

: An appropriate brochure paper or other paper type

Do not select

Automatic

.

Note

Not all paper sizes and types are available for borderless printing.

3.

Select the

Borderless printing

check box.

4.

Set the print quality to

Best

.

5.

Click the

Basics

tab, and then set the orientation.

6.

Click the

Finishing

tab, and then select

Print on both sides

to print on both sides

of the paper.
For more information, see

Two-sided printing

.

7.

Click

OK

to print.

Use the

What's This? help

to learn about the features that appear in the Printer Properties

dialog box.

Print brochures with borders

1.

Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2.

Click the

Printing Shortcuts

tab.

3.

In the

What do you want to do?

drop-down list, click

Presentation printing

, and

then specify the following print settings:

Paper type

: An appropriate brochure paper

Do not select

Automatic

.

Paper size

: An appropriate paper size

4.

Select the following print settings as appropriate:

Print quality

Print In grayscale

Print on both sides

5.

Select any other print settings that you want, and then click

OK

.

Use the

What's This? help

to learn about the features that appear in the Printer Properties

dialog box.