HP C410 - The pics that I print come out darker than the one on the screen. Why is this?

I ahve a HP Photosmart C410. When ever I print pictures they are printed darker than they appear on the PC screen.
How can I correct this??

You're right - by default the PDF will be created at the same size as your selected paper size at the time you create the PDF.
The simplest workaround should be to just create a custom paper size - in File -> Print, look for the Page Size popup which should list every paper size supported by your printer. At the bottom is a 'Custom Size...' option that lets you create custom paper sizes, including your 11 x 17" size, even though that's bigger than your printer supports.
Select this custom size the next time you print to PDF and you should be OK.

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