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      <H2 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 15px">Frequently Asked Questions </H2>
      <P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 15px"><STRONG>How is HP Photosmart 
      Essential different from other imaging programs on the 
      market?</STRONG><BR>HP Photosmart Essential is a free application that is 
      only 4MB at download. It downloads in less than a minute with broadband 
      and 10 minutes or less with a 56K modem connection. We have minimized the 
      number of steps it takes to get great photo prints, making it easy for 
      anyone, experienced or not, to enhance, print, and share images.</P>
      <P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 15px"><STRONG>How can HP Photosmart 
      Essential help me conserve paper and ink?</STRONG><BR>There are a number of 
      ways you'll save paper and ink:</P>
      <P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 15px"> In the Create tab, you can 
      choose from a variety of photo templates that help you use every inch of 
      your photo paper. Pack as many pictures as possible onto one page!<BR> 
      You select printer settings and paper sizes on the same screen so there's 
      nothing to forget!<BR> "Auto Fix Images" ensures that your image is on 
      the page just right before printing.<BR> Instant Preview of print jobs 
      lets you see the image before you waste the paper to print it.<BR> 
      Includes HP Photosmart Share, an easy way to share your photos with others. 
      Your friends and family can select and print high quality photos from the 
      images you sent them with no special software required!<BR><BR>The 
      software also helps you select the right paper and resolution. Check out 
      these 10 quick tips for photo prints for more ways to get picture-perfect 
      prints the first time.</P>
      <P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 15px"><STRONG>Will I need a new printer 
      to create top-quality digital photo prints?</STRONG><BR>Actually, you 
      don't need a new photo printer at all to create beautiful printsalthough 
      the latest photo printers do offer a lot of great extras for 
      photographers. If you're thinking about one, learn more about what to look 
      for in a photo printer. Otherwise, rest assured that even a low-cost 
      inkjet can turn out fabulous prints.</P>
      <P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 15px"><STRONG>If I use HP Photosmart Share 
      (part of the HP Photosmart Essential package) to send photos via e-mail, do 
      my friends also need HP software to view what I send 
      them?</STRONG><BR>Your friends and family will not need any special 
      software to view the photos. And they won't have to deal with a 
      hard-to-download attachment or time-consuming sign-up process. Instead, 
      recipients will simply receive an e-mail that directs them to a secure 
      website where they can view your photos instantly. Read more about HP 
      Photosmart Share.</P>
      <P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 15px"><STRONG>If I delete an image from 
      HP Photosmart Essential, will it be permanently removed from my hard 
      drive?</STRONG><BR>Deleting an image from HP Photosmart Essential does put 
      the image in your recycling bin. A pop-up window will appear with this 
      warning, which will also give you the option to cancel.</P>
      <P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 15px"><STRONG>Will my images be safe? 
      How can I be sure that I don't mess something up when I try to improve or 
      fix them?</STRONG><BR>The images are not stored in HP Photosmart Essential; 
      they actually exist on your PC's hard drive. For this reason, whatever 
      changes you make in HP Photosmart Essential should not affect the images 
      that already exist on your computer. And the application automatically 
      makes a digital negative of any image you modify so you can always go back 
      to it.</P>
      <P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 15px"><STRONG>What is a 
      "plug-in?"</STRONG><BR>Just a fancy name for something you can add to what 
      you already have. In this case, a plug-in could be low-cost online CD/DVD 
      archiving or other free or low-cost plug-ins to enhance HP Photosmart 
      Essential. </P>
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