HP Officejet 4215 - open the hp director for Macintosh users

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open the hp director for Macintosh users

Use one of the following methods to launch or access the HP Director, depending
on which Macintosh OS you are using.

open the hp director using Macintosh OS X

If you are using Macintosh OS X, the HP Director is launched automatically
during the HP Image Zone software installation, and causes the HP Director icon
to be created in the Dock for your device. You access the device capabilities via
the HP Director menu that is associated with the HP Director icon.

Tip:

If you do not want the HP Director to launch automatically

each time to start your Macintosh, you can change this setting in
the HP Director Preferences menu.

To display the HP Director menu:

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In the Dock, click the

HP Director

icon for your device.

The HP Director menu displays.

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Make Copies

: Use this feature to display the Copy dialog

box where you can select the copy quality, number of
copies, color, size, and then start a copy.

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Status

: Use this feature to

display the current status of your

HP Officejet.

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Select Device

: Use this feature to select the device you want

to use from the list of installed HP devices.

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Settings

: Use this feature to view or change various settings

for your HP Officejet, such as print, scan, copy, or fax.

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Help

: Use this feature to access the HP Image Zone Help,

which provides software help, a product tour,
troubleshooting information for your HP Officejet, and
HP Officejet product-specific help.

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HP Image Zone

: Use this feature to display the HP Image

Zone, where you can view and edit images, print photos in
multiple sizes, make and print a photo album, share
images through e-mail or a website, or make a multimedia
CD.

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Click this arrow to display tool tips that explain each of the
HP Director options.

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Software Update

: Use this feature to check for software

updates for your HP Officejet.

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HP Shopping

: Use this feature to shop for HP products.

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Creative Ideas

: Use this feature to learn about creative

ways to use your HP Officejet.

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Support:

Use the feature to go to the product support

website.

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Note:

If you install more than one HP device, an HP Director icon for each

device appears in the Dock. For example, if you have an HP scanner and
an HP Officejet installed, two HP Director icons are present in the Dock, one
for each device. However, if you installed two of the same kind of device
(for example, two HP Officejet devices) only one HP Director icon appears
in the Dock to represent all devices of that kind.

feature purpose

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Scan Picture

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use this feature to

scan an image and display it in

the HP Gallery.

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Scan document

:

use this feature to

scan text and display it in the

selected destination text editing software program.

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Make Copies

: use this feature to make a copy in black and white

or color.

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Send Fax

: use this feature to open the fax dialog box so you can

enter the appropriate information and then send your fax.

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HP Gallery

: use this feature to display the HP Gallery to view

and edit images.

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More Applications

: use this feature to select other applications on

your computer.

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HP on the Web

: use this feature to select an HP website.

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HP Help

: use this feature to select a source for help with your

HP Officejet.

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Settings

: use this feature to change device settings.

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open the hp photo and imaging director using Macintosh OS 9

In Macintosh OS 9, the HP Director is launched automatically during the
HP Image Zone software installation, and the HP Director appears as an alias
on the desktop.

Use one of the following methods to launch the HP Director.

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Double-click the

HP Director

alias on the desktop.

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Double-click

HP Director

in the Applications:Hewlett-Packard:HP Photo and

Imaging Software:HP Director folder.

The HP Director displays only the buttons that pertain to the selected device. For
more information, see the onscreen

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p that came with your

software.

The following graphic shows some of the features available through the
HP Director for Macintosh OS 9. Consult the legend for a brief explanation of
specific features.

Note:

The HP Director graphic below might appear differently on your

computer. The HP Director is customized based upon the HP device that is
selected. If your device is not equipped with a particular feature, then the
icon for that feature will not display in the HP Director on your computer.
Some HP devices might show additional buttons than shown below.

feature

purpose

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Scan Picture

:

use this feature to

scan an image and display it in

the HP Gallery.

2

Scan document

:

use this feature to

scan text and display it in the

selected destination text editing software program.

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Select Device

: use this pull-down list to select the HP device you

want to use.

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Make Copies

: use this feature to make a copy in black and

white or color.

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Send Fax

: use this feature to open the fax dialog box so you can

enter the appropriate information and then send your fax.

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HP Gallery

: use this feature to display the HP Gallery to view

and edit images.

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Settings

: use this pull-down list to provide access to device

settings.

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