Set OfficejetPro to print in Black and White

I have a colour officejet x451dw printer and i want to set it to always print black and white by default. When use the print utility on a MAC for the printer there is no colour setting options at all only paper tray stuff etc. You can set the option to print graysacle when printing from some applications for example the Preview app on the mac, but the problem is you need to do set it each time your print. I want it set up as default so i dont waste ink unless i want colour. Please tell me how to do this on a MAC, it is driving me crazy

Hi , Welcome to the HP Forums! I see that your HP Envy 7645 does not have the grayscale option in advanced set up to print in black and white, on Windows 7. I am happy to help! It is possible, that you may only have the basic driver installed, instead of the full feature software and drivers. I would recommend to try our HP Print and Scan Doctor first, to see if ti can resolve the issue automatically. Otherwise, please try the following steps: Uninstall the software. Uninstalling the Printer Software.Clean boot the computer. How to perform a clean boot in Windows.Disable any Antivirus programs. Disable Antivirus software.Disable any firewall programs. Turn Windows Firewall on or off.Create a new user account. Managing User Accounts and Logins (Windows 7).Reinstall using the HP Printer Install Wizard for Windows. Hope this helps! “Please click the Thumbs up icon below to thank me for responding.”

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Hi , Welcome to the HP Forums! I see that your HP Envy 7645 does not have the grayscale option in advanced set up to print in black and white, on Windows 7. I am happy to help! It is possible, that you may only have the basic driver installed, instead of the full feature software and drivers. I would recommend to try our HP Print and Scan Doctor first, to see if ti can resolve the issue automatically. Otherwise, please try the following steps: Uninstall the software. Uninstalling the Printer Software.Clean boot the computer. How to perform a clean boot in Windows.Disable any Antivirus programs. Disable Antivirus software.Disable any firewall programs. Turn Windows Firewall on or off.Create a new user account. Managing User Accounts and Logins (Windows 7).Reinstall using the HP Printer Install Wizard for Windows. Hope this helps! “Please click the Thumbs up icon below to thank me for responding.”

My hp deskjet 9362c will not print in black and white/error message says the printer mode is set at

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Check the paper type settings. If this is set to "automatic" and the paper type is detected as photo paper then black only print is not available. (The black pigmented ink is not compatible with photo paper.) What is your operating system?
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HI Guys can you help?
How do I set my Ricoh Aficio SP C220N to Default to print only Black and White? When I check print Grey Scale box it uses the other colours to create the black instead of using the black toner cartridge. doing this from a PC works fine but not of a Mac and I am a newbie at this can you help as I don't want to waste any more colour ink unnecessarily.

Hi,
Follow the steps below to print using Black Ink only:
1. From the application used to print, click the File menu and select Print. The Print window appears.
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2. To access the color options, click the lowest selection box listed as the name of the program (e.g. TextEdit)
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5. Set the Color field as Grayscale.
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Hi there feranski,
This article should cover the issue you are experiencing. Give the steps outlined a shot and let us know if it helps.
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From the application used to print open the print dialog.
Click Properties / Preferences / Settings to access the Printing Preferences dialog.
Click the Advanced button.
Under Printing Features set the Print in Grayscale value as Black Ink Only.
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I understand you want to change a setting one time so that no matter who is sending the printer a print job it prints in gray scale. Actually I found two ways to do it. Here is the basic way to do it as described on page 16 of the User Guide. Also, you could set up this printer to receive emails (ePrint) in gray scale only. I just did a test after making changes in my ePrint settings at www.eprintcenter.com and no color was printed on a regular document containing color. I hope that answers your question. If not, let me know. I will be happy to explain greater detail.
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From the application being used to print, Click File > Print
Click Properties or Preferences to access the Printing Preferences Dialog.
Click the Advanced button at the bottom of the window.
Under Printer Features, Click the Print as Grayscale selection box and set as High Quality Grayscale or Black Ink Only.
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Hi,
Please try (for Windows):
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I want to print in black and white only on my hp photosmart 6520

photosmart 6520 windows 7 how do I set this so it only prints in black and white not in color at all times .
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Of course, I was forgetting to click on the apply button to set the change before ok. THANK YOU very much

Deskjet 3050 does only print JPG files in color - all other docs are only printed in black and white

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I have a problem with my Deskjet 3050 Printer. (USB connected with my laptop).
My printer won't print colored documents in color but only in black and white (except for JPG files (photos) which are printed in color.
Word documents or PDF files (for example) are always printed in black and white - even if these are in color.
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Hi Cheticamp,
From the control panrl go to Devices and Printers.
Right click the printer and select Printing Preferences.
Cluck the Advanced button and ensure that Print in Grayscale is set as off and confirm.
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Press Advanced and ensure the grayscale optio is set as off for Word as well.
Hope that helps,
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