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Enhance photograph print quality

You can improve the quality of your photos when you follow these basic guidelines:

• Use photo paper. You can dramatically improve print quality with the use of photo paper.

Choose:	To:
Inkjet photo paper	Print illustrations, scanned images, and digital photography.
High resolution inkjet paper	Print images and graphics. A special coating provides vivid, sharp output. For more information on ordering visit the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.

• Use a photo cartridge and a color cartridge.
• Maximize the settings in your software application for the highest photo print quality. It is also important that you choose the correct paper type.
• When taking or scanning pictures, save the image at a high resolution. Photo print quality is determined by the resolution of the original image. The higher the resolution of your image, the higher its print quality.

To enhance photograph print quality from the Print dialog:

1. From the software application, click File  Print....
2. From the pop-up menu in the upper left corner, choose Quality & Media.
   1. From Paper Type, select Glossy/Photo.
   2. From Print Quality, select Automatic or Photo.

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