Printing the watermark for Windows
Creating your own watermark for Windows

Watermark printing allows you to print a text-based or image-based watermark on your document.

Note:

This feature is not available with Mac OS X. This feature is not available with borderless printing.

Access the printer settings.

Accessing the printer driver for Windows

Click the Main tab, then select one of the following Quality Options:

Draft for rough drafts with reduced print quality Text for text-only documents with higher text quality Text & Image for higher quality documents with text and images

Select the appropriate Type setting.

Selecting the Correct Media Type

Select the paper size of your data as the Size setting.

Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of you printout.

Click the Page Layout tab, choose the desired watermark from the Watermark list, then click Settings.

If you want to create your own watermark, see the following instructions.
Creating your own watermark for Windows

Specify the settings you want for the watermark. You can change the position and size of the watermark by dragging the image within the preview window.

Click OK to return to the Page Layout screen.

Click OK to close the printer settings window.

After completing the steps above, print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job.

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You can add your own text-based or image-based watermarks to the watermark list.

Click Add/Del under Watermark on the Page Layout screen. The following window appears.

Do one of the following:

To use an image file as a watermark, select BMP. Click Browse to locate the bitmap file you want to use, then click OK. Type a name for your watermark in the Name text box, then click Save. To create a text-based watermark, select Text. Type your text in the Text box. This text will also be used as the watermark name. If you want to change the watermark name, type a new name in the Name text box, then click Save.

Click OK to return to the Page Layout screen.

Click Settings. The following window appears:

Make sure that the appropriate watermark is selected in the Watermark list, then select Color, Position, Density, Size, Font, Font Style, and Angle settings. (For details, see online help.) Your settings are reflected in the preview window.

When you finish making settings, click OK.

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