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Get set for wireless printing

Learn how to set up your Lexmark wireless printer and use the free software provided to add the personal touch to cards with our easy step-by-step guide

A personalised greetings card is a thoughtful touch on someone's special day. With Lexmark's Greeting Card Factory Express software, which comes free with both the Z1480 and X4580, it couldn't be simpler to create professional-looking cards for friends and family. You can use your own photos or draw inspiration from the library of templates for every occasion. There are text-editing tools and effects to bring birthday wishes and holiday greetings to life and you can even put your own message inside the card. In this workshop, we'll guide you through how we created the birthday card shown opposite using one of the templates provided in the software, taking you right through every step of the process, from installing the software to pressing Print.

1Insert the printer driver CD into your computer's CD drive and follow the instructions onscreen. When asked to select Typical or Custom installation, select Typical. If you already have a wireless network, select Wireless Connection in the Printer Connection screen; otherwise choose USB Cable. When prompted, connect the printer to the computer using the supplied installation cable.

2 To connect another computer to the printer wirelessly, select Control Panel from its Start menu, then Hardware And Sound, then Printers. Next, click Add A Printer, then select Add A Network, Wireless Or Bluetooth Printer in the Add Printer Wizard and follow the instructions onscreen. Now insert the Greetings Card Factory Express CD. Select Install in the first window and follow the instructions onscreen to complete the installation.

3 Once you have installed the software, double-click on the shortcut to Greeting Card Factory Express on your computer's Desktop. The program's Check For Updates dialogue box will then appear. For the purposes of this workshop, select Skip Check and choose Later in the Register Online dialogue box. The main menu will now appear. Select Greeting Cards from it.

4 In the Browse Templates window, occasion categories are listed under the Category heading. Select Birthday by clicking on it. A second list of subcategories will then ...