Printer settings for your best photo prints

HP Auto Sense-enabled printers are designed to detect Auto Sense marks on the back of select HP paper.

HP's automatic paper sensing technology, HP Auto Sense, adjusts your basic print settings automatically, taking the guesswork out of selecting the correct settings. It also saves you time, effort, and the expense of wasted ink and paper from printing by trial and error.

However, if you prefer to customize your print settings yourself, you can override the automatic settings and manually choose the settings yourself using the instructions below.

Learn how to save paper, ink, and time with automatic paper sensing.

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When you click Print, you will be presented with a menu that offers some basic photo printing options, including:

1. Printer
2. Paper size
3. Print resolution
4. Print size and orientation
5. Number of copies
6. Fill frame options
7. Preview
8. Additional print options

When you click on Additional print options, you will be given the opportunity to change settings for:

• Paper type
• Printing shortcuts
• Borderless printing
• Automatic photo editing features

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When you click Print, you will be presented with a menu that offers some basic photo printing options, including:

1. Printer
2. Presets (printer shortcuts)
3. Number of copies
4. Paper size
5. Orientation
6. Preview—this is a drop-down menu where you can access additional printing options.
7. Auto rotate
8. Scale to fit
9. Additional print options

To access additional and more advanced photo printing options, you can use the drop down menu below orientation—it appears as Preview above. Or you can click the arrow at the top of the menu (next to Printer) to access your additional print preferences drop-down menus. From here you can control:

• Paper type/quality
• Borderless printing
• Source (paper tray, main tray, etc.)
• Advanced color options
• Automatic photo editing features

To get the highest quality photo prints, it's important to make sure your print settings coordinate with the size, weight, texture, and finish of your paper.

If Maximum dpi is not listed in the Print Quality drop-down list, you can usually enable it from the Advanced tab

Your HP printer is made to work with HP inks and photo papers. And it is made to use more or less ink depending on what type of HP paper you're using. For best results, adjust the paper settings each time you change paper sizes or paper types.

• Paper size - In the Paper size area, select the appropriate paper size. If the paper size and paper type are not compatible, the printer software will display an alert and allow you to select a different type or size.
• Paper type - In the Basic Options area, select a high print quality, such as Best, from the Print Quality drop-down list.
• Draft - This setting lets you print faster and use less ink. The print color will be lighter, but this mode is perfect for drafts and everyday printing.
• Normal - Use this mode for the highest-quality documents.
• Best mode - Use this setting to produce the highest-quality photos.
• Maximum dpi - To achieve the highest dpi resolution, you can use the Maximum dpi setting with supported types of HP photo paper.

Access your most used printer settings with one click using Printer Shortcuts.

You can easily select the appropriate options for photo printing by choosing one of the predefined print tasks on the Printing Shortcuts tab.

• Click a type of print task in the Presets/Printing Shortcuts list.
• The default settings for that type of print task are set and summarized on the Printing Shortcuts tab.
• You can adjust the settings here and save your custom settings as a new printing shortcut.

To delete a shortcut, select the shortcut and click Delete.

Borderless photo printing allows the ink to go all the way to the edges of the photo paper, with no margins.

Most HP Photosmart photo printers and All-in-Ones offer borderless printing.

• Borderless photos are printed without a white border around the perimeter of the photo. You get beautiful photo prints with no trimming!
• Just select Borderless printing from the advanced/additional photo print menus and check the box if it is not already checked.
• If the borderless paper size and paper type are not compatible, the product software will display an alert and allow you to select a different type or size.

Ensure you print the best quality photo by using HP’s automatic Photo Fix feature.

Remove red-eye, improve lighting, and more, with HP’s automatic Photo Fix feature—no PC needed!

In the HP Real Life Technologies area of your advanced photo printing menus, click the Photo fix drop-down list and select from the following options:

• Off: applies no HP Real Life Technologies to the image.
• Basic: enhances low-resolution images; moderately adjusts image sharpness.

Easily print photos at home using an HP Photosmart e-All-in-One, such as the HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One.

Explore the HP photo printer buying guide for tips and information on choosing the right printer for bringing your amazing shots to life. You can even use printers like the HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One to quickly print from the Web without using a PC.¹

And don’t forget to use supplies that are made to work with your printer. To get brilliant colors and prints that last for generations, use HP Advanced Photo Paper and HP ink, which are formulated to work together for the best results.