Various Printing Options

Watermark Printing

Printing the watermark
Creating your own watermark

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

Note:

This feature is not available with Mac OS X.

Printing the watermark

Load paper in the printer.

Loading Single Sheets

Access the printer driver software.

Accessing the Printer Software for Windows

Accessing the Printer Software for Macintosh

Select the appropriate Paper Size setting on the Paper menu (Windows) or Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh).

On the Main menu (Windows) or Print dialog box (Macintosh), select the Media Type setting that matches the media loaded in the printer.

Media Type Settings

For Windows, select the desired watermark from the Watermark list on the Layout menu, and then click the Settings button.

For Macintosh, select the Watermark check box in the Layout dialog box, and then select the desired watermark from the Name list.

Specify the necessary settings for the watermark. You can change the position and size of the watermark by dragging it within the preview window at the left.

Click OK to close the driver settings dialog box.

Print the data from your application.

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Creating your own watermark

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

For Windows

Click the Add/Del button on the Layout menu. The following dialog box appears.

To use an image file as a watermark, select BMP. Click the Browse button to specify the bitmap file you want to use, and then click OK. Type a name for your watermark in the Name box, and then click Save.

To create a text-based watermark, select Text. Type your text in the Text box. The text that you enter will also be used as the watermark name. If you want to change the watermark name, type a new name in the Name box, and then click Save.

Click OK to return to the Layout menu.

For Macintosh

Click the Add/Del button beside the Name list. The following dialog box appears.

To use an image file as a watermark, click the Add PICT button. Specify the desired image file, and then click Open.

To create a text-based watermark, click the Add Text button. Type the text in the Text box, select a font and a text style, and then click OK.

The image file name or the watermark text appears in the Mark Name list in the Watermark dialog box. To change the name of an image watermark, select it from the list, and then type a new name. When a text watermark is selected in the Name list, you can edit the text or change the font and text style by clicking the Edit Text button.

Click OK to add your watermark to the Name list in the Layout dialog box.

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