Printing
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Creating a new page overlay
To use a page overlay, you must create a new page overlay containing
your logo or image.
1.
Create or open a document containing text or an image for use in a
new page overlay. Position the items exactly as you wish them to
appear when printed as an overlay.
2.
To save the document as an overlay, access
Printing Preferences
(See "Opening printing preferences" on page 53).
3.
Click the
Advanced
tab, and select
Edit
from the
Text
drop-down
list.
Edit Overlay
window appears.
4.
In the
Edit Overlay
window, click
Create
.
5.
In the
Save As
window, type a name of up to eight characters in the
File name
box. Select the destination path, if necessary (The default
is C:\Formover).
6.
Click
Save
. The name appears on the
Overlay List
.
7.
Click
OK
or
until you exit the
window
.
8.
The file is not printed. Instead, it is stored on your computer hard disk
drive.
The overlay document size must be the same as the document
you print with the overlay. Do not create an overlay with a
watermark.
Using a page overlay
After an overlay has been created, it is ready to be printed with your
document. To print an overlay with a document:
1.
Create or open the document you want to print.
2.
To change the print settings from your software application, access
Printing Preferences
(See "Opening printing preferences" on
page 53).
3.
Click the
Advanced
tab.
4.
Select the desired overlay from the
Text
drop-down list.
5.
If the overlay file you want does not appear in the
Text
drop-down
list, select
Edit
from the list and click
Load
. Select the overlay file
you want to use.
If you have stored the overlay file you want to use in an external
source, you can also load the file when you access the
Open
window.
After you select the file, click
Open
. The file appears in the
Overlay
List
box and is available for printing. Select the overlay from the
Overlay List
box.
6.
If necessary, check
Confirm Page Overlay When Printing
box. If
this box is checked, a message window appears each time you
submit a document for printing, asking you to confirm your wish to
print an overlay on your document.
If this box is not checked and an overlay has been selected, the
overlay automatically prints with your document.
7.
Click
OK
or
until you exit the
window.
The selected overlay prints on your document.
The resolution of the overlay document must be the same as that
of the document you will print with the overlay.
Deleting a page overlay
You can delete page overlays that you no longer use.
1.
In the
Printing Preferences
window, click the
Advanced
tab.
2.
Select
Edit
in the
Overlay
drop down list.
3.
Select the overlay you want to delete from the
Overlay List
box.
4.
Click
Delete
.
5.
When a confirming message window appears, click
Yes
.
6.
Click
OK
or
until you exit the
window.
Advanced Options
Use the following Graphics options to adjust the print quality for your
specific printing needs.
If the option is grayed out or not shown, that option is not applicable
with the printer language you are using.
1.
To change the print settings from your software application, access
Printing Preferences
(See "Opening printing preferences" on page 53).
2.
Click the
Graphics
tab.
Refer to the online help for each option’s information provided from
the
Printing Preferences
.
•
Font/Text :
Select
Darken Text
to print texts darker than on a
normal document. Use
All Text Black
to prints solid black,
regardless of the color it appears on the screen.
•
Toner Save Mode :
Selecting this option extends the life of your
toner cartridge and reduces your cost per page without a significant
reduction in print quality.
-
On
: Select this option to allow the printer to use less toner on
each page.
-
Off
: If you do not need to save toner when printing a document,
select this option.
3.
Click
OK
or
until you exit the
window.
CHANGING THE DEFAULT PRINT SETTINGS
1.
Click the Windows
Start
menu.
2.
For Windows 2000, select
Settings
>
Printers
.
•
For Windows XP/2003, select
Printer and Faxes
.
•
For Windows 2008/Vista, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware and
Sound
>
Printers
.
•
For Windows 7, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Devices and Printers
.
•
For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware
>
Devices and Printers
.
3.
Right-click your machine.
4.
For Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista, press
Printing Preferences
.
For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus,
select the
Printing preferences
.
If
Printing preferences
item has
►
mark, you can select other
printer drivers connected with selected printer.
5.
Change the settings on each tab.
6.
Click
OK
.
If you want to change the settings for each print job, change it in
Printing Preferences
.
SETTING YOUR MACHINE AS A DEFAULT
MACHINE
1.
Click the Windows
Start
menu.
2.
For Windows 2000, select
Settings
>
Printers
.
•
For Windows XP/2003, select
Printer and Faxes
.
•
For Windows 2008/Vista, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware and
Sound
>
Printers
.
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