Windows 8 Bible

Printing Pictures

You can print pictures to almost any printer, although photo printers produce much better results. However, you’ll need to refer to the instructions that came with that printer for specifics on connecting the printer. You might also need to install or download a special driver from the printer manufacturer. If in doubt, refer to the manual that came with the photo printer or to the manufacturer’s website.

Most modern inkjet and laser printers let you print on either plain paper or photographic paper. Photographic paper is considerably more expensive, so you might want to stick with plain paper for drafts and informal prints. Use photographic paper for more formal prints of your best photos.

Printing from Windows Live Photo Gallery

If the pictures you want to print are in Windows Live Photo Gallery, you can print from there. Use the Navigation pane to display the pictures you want to print. Then select (check) the picture (or pictures) you want to print. If you want to print all the pictures showing in the gallery, you can click the group heading to select all the icons, or click any one picture in the gallery and press Ctrl+A. If you want to print only some pictures, select their icons. You can do so by pointing to any image and clicking its check box. Or you can use the universal techniques for selecting icons discussed in Chapter 28.

After you’ve selected the pictures you want to print, click File Print Print. The Print Pictures window shown in Figure 23.22 ...