I got an acer notbook I think its called last christmas and I really cannot figure out how to change the settings to print in color I know its not my printer because my sister and parents have laptops and they work but thiers are hp and they are the bigger kind and mine is small. I'm an really frusterated and confused so pleasssssse help me! :(

First, do you have a color printer? Second, what software are you printing from? Third, is the printer properly installed on your laptop?

Firstly you need to be connected to a coluor printer and also have the correct drivers installed on your system.
The settings for printing in colour, or otherwise, are within the properties tab of your installed printer.

If you would care to give us more detailed information, such as the make and model of printer also what you are trying to print, this would be useful.

I'm printing off word and I have an hp office jet and I have both black and colored cartrages (I also don't follow this stuff verry easily so can you please tell me step by step if you know anything about it) thanks

Do you have this printer correctly installed on your computer.
The driver is available on the HP website.

If you are using the correct drivers, and you create colored text or insert colored graphics into Word then it should print in color. If its not, then you either don't have the proper drivers installed or your drivers are set to print only in draft mode. You have to right click on the printer and select properties to adjust them.

Heyits me again (sammnace) yes I have tried the proporties and strangly it only has like paper setting or something thanks for the help though :)

If the proper driver is installed then it should have many preferences.

Well I go on properties and it sais stuff like:
Landscape or portriate
Print back to front or front to back
Pages per sheet
And paper source
That's all it sais

There should be more tabs. Can you take a screen shot and attach it?

Haha I can if you tell me how (im kind of stupid) XP

You know what might be easier is if I just delete the printer off my computer and then re-add it and then I could maybe change some setting

I suggested that a while back.

Sorry but I can't even figure out how to delete it

You select it and press the Delete key

First, do you have a color printer? Second, what software are you printing from? Third, is the printer properly installed on your laptop?

Yes I have a colored printer
Anything I print (eg.word documents, images, everything... ) doesn't work no matter what I'm printing
I think it may not be properly installed on my computer but I can't figure out how to... wait I have an idea lol

Try removing the printer and reinstalling it.