printing fast normal from a MAC ?

judiH · #1 February 23rd, 2008, 06:59 PM

In Windows I could select printing quality/speed... Best, normal, fast normal, draft, etc. Now with my MAC there seems to be only one speed/quality. It's slow, uses more ink, and for most things I print, not necessary. I have a hp officejet 6110 all-in-one, but that's not where the problem is. Any way around this? ??? THANKS

glb272 · #2 February 23rd, 2008, 10:13 PM

I have the exact same issue going on. Have you heard anything else? Thank! I miss my windows sometimes...

glb272 · #3 February 23rd, 2008, 10:14 PM

p.s. I have tried going under printer preferences and searching the hard drive and have found NOTHING similar to the Windows default printer settings. I also have an HP Officejet (G85)

MisterMe · #4 February 23rd, 2008, 10:15 PM

I don't have your model printer, but every Mac driver I have seen for an inkjet printer provides user selections of paper type and ink saturation. Explore the settings of your File > Print... dialog box. You should be able to find what you are looking for.

judiH · #5 February 23rd, 2008, 10:21 PM

Yes, I miss my PC .... but I remember when it was new to me, and how long it took to learn all the nuances. I'm hoping I'll recover soon from having switched. I mourned when I went from MAC to PC too.

Anyway, what I've learned is: Go to FILE, Go to PRINT... Go to COPIES and PAGES ... Go to Paper Handling ... and that's where you set the quality/speed, etc. HOWEVER, MINE doesn't have the choices for settings. I've reinstalled HP for MAC OS X, but it's still not there. My cousin has a MAC, it's on hers, and she led me through it. I don't know if it's because her MAC is a year older, or that she has a different HP printer. So, I still don't have a solution yet.

Satcomer · #6 February 24th, 2008, 11:07 AM

Well my three year old Canon has these settings. Maybe you should go to HP and ask them to make better OS X plugins for their printers.

MisterMe · #7 February 24th, 2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by judiH

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Anyway, what I've learned is: Go to FILE, Go to PRINT... Go to COPIES and PAGES ... Go to Paper Handling ... and that's where you set the quality/speed, etc. ...

Paper handling generally deals with how the printer handles the paper mechanically. Go through each top-level item in the dialog box that relates to image quality or printer features. Each printer manufacturer handles these issues differently.

glb272 · #8 February 25th, 2008, 11:45 AM

The problem is, none of those dialog boxes show up for me. I can't find anything about paper handling and I have looked in all the options under print dialog and under printer preferences. I have tried all the places I would normally try on a windows computer but can't find anything! It is very frustrating. Thanks for the ideas. I will keep looking!