Use the following procedure to download the HP Basic Color Match tool through the software CD.
1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD autoruns.
2. Select Install more software.
3. Select HP Basic Color Match. The tool downloads and installs itself. A desktop icon is also
created.
Use the following procedure to download the HP Basic Color Match tool through HP ToolboxFX.
1. Open HP ToolboxFX.
2. Select the Help folder.
3. In the Color Printing Tools section, select Basic Color Match. The tool downloads and installs
itself. A desktop icon is also created.
After the HP Basic Color Match tool is downloaded and installed, it can be run from the desktop icon or
from HP ToolboxFX (click the Help folder, and then Color Printing Tools, and then Basic Color
Match). The tool guides you through selecting colors. All color matches selected are saved as a color
theme and can be accessed in the future.
Match colors using View Custom Colors
You can use HP ToolboxFX to print a palette of custom colors. In the Toolbox Color Printing Tools
section, click View Custom Colors. Tab to the color page desired and print the current page. In your
document, type the red, green, and blue values in the software's custom color menu to change them to
match the color on the palette.
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