Details
The HP Photo Print Gadget with Smart Crop dramatically reduces the time and effort required to print photos on your HP Inkjet printer.
Installation and Setup
To install the Gadget, click on the the "Free Download" button above, save the Gadget file to your Windows Vista or Windows 7 desktop, double click on the Gadget file, and then click on the "Install" button.
During installation, the HP Photo Print Gadget will select your Windows default printer and automatically configure the correct print size, paper type, and paper tray to print a 4" x 6" borderless photo*. If you would like to view or change these default settings before you start printing, click on the up or down arrows, or click the options wrench as illustrated below. Changes you make on the options menu will be permanently saved until the next time you change them.
Click on the options button to open the options menu.
You can adjust your "photo size on paper size" at two locations.
Print Sizes
The HP Photo Print Gadget supports the following print sizes:
Printing
To print, simply drag and drop photos from anywhere on your PC to the HP Photo Print Gadget in your Windows Vista or Windows 7 Sidebar. The Gadget will then:
- Detect the orientation of your photos (portrait or landscape)
- Apply HP Smart Crop technology to ensure that your subject’s head is not cropped in landscape photos
- Send the photos to your printer
Tip: If you use more than one printer, you can run several Gadgets at once, each Gadget configured to print to a different printer.
Tagging
The HP Photo Print Gadget can tag your images with a descriptive identifier, so you can easily find these photos in your favorite photo organizer (like HP Photosmart Essentials, Windows Live™ Photo Gallery, or Adobe Photoshop Elements). The default tag is "HP Gadget Print". This XMP keyword tag can be changed or removed in the Gadget options menu, under the Settings tab. Note that tags are part of the data of your photo, and they can only be read in a photo organizer. Tags are not printed on the photo itself.
Supported File Types
The HP Photo Print Gadget can print .jpg, .bmp, .png, and .gif files only.
Supported Applications
You can drag, drop, and print from these applications.
- Windows Vista desktop & folders
- Outlook Express (Windows Mail)
- Windows Photo Gallery (index view)
- Windows Live Photo Gallery (index view)
- HP Photosmart Essentials (index view)
Supported Web Sites
You can drag, drop, and print from these web sites.
| Web Photo & Email Sites |
Internet Explorer 7 |
Firefox 2** |
Safari 3.1.2 |
| Snapfish |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Google Gmail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| MSN Mail Full Version (Hotmail) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flickr.com |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PhotoBucket.com |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Support
Get support at the
HP Printing Support Forum, where you can either search for support or post a question to the user community.
* The HP Photo Print Gadget will print borderless photos only if your printer supports borderless printing. When the Gadget is installed, the default photo size setting will be borderless 4” x 6”, 10cm x 15cm, or L-size, depending on your region.
** Drag and drop printing is not supported in Firefox 3.
Download now and discover just how easy photo printing can be!
For Windows Vista and Windows 7 only (not compatible with Windows XP)
