HP envy 5532: HP ENVY 5532 won't print in color, no option to change

Hello

I recently bought a HP Envy 5532 printer and it prints in color test pages, but it won't let me print anything else in color, there is no project option only black and white or black and white

Hi @katie67,

from your description, it looks like a hiccup with the driver. We will reset the printing system, repair disk permissions, add the printer using the driver and try to start a new search.

Reset the printing system

  1. Click on the Apple icon ( ), then click on System Preferences.

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