How do I print in black ink only and when I want color I can turn on the feature?

Hi everyone,
I finally got the HP Envy 5530 to work..hooray! OK, just a follow-up how do I have my documents print without the color component.
Now I don't mind the color, its pretty, but I just want the standard, old black and white so that I can save the color when absolutely needed.
How do I just print in standard black for homework notes, and when I want color how do I activate this feature.
Is their a way to turn off the colored ink?
How do print in the black ink as cheaply as possiable so the quality isn't fantastic but good enough.
Thanks.
Franklin

Hi,
Me again, to set print Black only as default, please try:
Double click printer ison on desktop,
Click Set Preferences,
Click Advanced Settings,
In Grayscale pull down window, select Black Ink Only
Click Apply then Ok
After that, you can print colors for each job BUT you have to select color to overwrite the default (default will stay until you reset it). Please note: printer still consumes color inks during warming up process.
Regards.
BH
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