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Why can't I print in black ink only....that's what they said you could do.

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On your printer properties.....go to start, printers, in the window, right click on the printer, in the window, click on printer preferences, look for the color tab, then click on print in grayscale selection. You will then print everything in black only. You can do this for everything you print, or by selecting printer preferences in the print window after you have selected print for a document, you can then go to the color tab and click on print in grayscale for that individual document.

I hope you find this information helpful in solving your problem. If so, please leave positive feedback.

Thank you,

Brian

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