Printing a test page is quite essential to check the printing efficacy of your printer, especially when you update the HP printer driver. After you download the HP printer driver update on HP OfficeJet 6978, use the below-given methods to print a test page. There are two main methods to print a test page on HP printers, one is “From HP toolbox” and the second one is “From the WIndows menu”. Let’s elaborate more 

Using the HP Toolbox: 

• First, go the Start menu and then go to All programs and then HP and then HP toolbox on Windows.
• From Mac go to the hard drive icon from your Mac device, then Applications, HP and then HP toolbox.
• Next, go to the “Printer Services” tab
• Then, go to the “Print a test page” and then open “print” to print the test page.

Printing from the Windows

1. Go to Start>>Control panel>> View devices and printers>> and then “Hardware and South. For Windows 7 users, first, go to the “Start” then Control Panel and then “printers”. For Windows Vista, go to Start>>control panel>>Printers and faxes.
2. Right-click on printer’s icon and then open “properties”
3. From the “general” tab, go to “print a test page”
4. Click OK and then print the page
5. At last close the “test page” dialog box. 

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