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‎08-23-2024 04:53 PM

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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

How can I print using only black ink?

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‎08-23-2024 06:12 PM - edited ‎08-23-2024 06:14 PM

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Bring up your default printer and select printing preferences. In printing preferences select monochrome or black and white for the default.

 

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If you want you can rename the printer and give it a name like  monochrome.

You can then duplicate the printer and set different properties and give it a different name.

One printer you can have it named color and the other printer could be named monochrome that makes it easy to select when you just want to print in monochrome.

 

Read how to do this here

 

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‎08-24-2024 03:03 AM

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This video shows you how to print in only black ink:

 

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‎08-26-2024 05:08 PM

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Thanks for the information.

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‎08-27-2024 02:57 PM

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What that what you were looking for? 

Many inkjets use a double pair of blank cartridges because black is required in mixing colors.

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