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Printing / Various Printing Options

Watermark Printing

Printing the watermark for Windows
Printing the watermark for Mac OS 9
Creating your own watermark for Windows
Creating your own watermark for Mac OS 9

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.

This feature is not available when selecting the Borderless check box on the Main menu (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Mac OS 9).

Printing the watermark for Windows

Access the printer driver.

For Windows in "Accessing the Printer Driver"

Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. For details, see online help.

Make the appropriate Type setting.

Media Types

Make the appropriate Size setting.

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

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

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

Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu.

Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box.

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

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Printing the watermark for Mac OS 9

Access the Page Setup dialog box.

For Mac OS 9 in "Accessing the Printer Driver"

Make the appropriate Paper Size setting.

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

Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box.

Access the Print dialog box.

For Mac OS 9 in "Accessing the Printer Driver"

Make the appropriate Media Type setting.

Media Types

Click the Layout icon button.

Select the Watermark check box in the Layout dialog box, then choose 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 the image within the preview window at the left of the dialog box.

Click OK to save the settings and close the Layout dialog box.

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

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Creating your own watermark for Windows

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

Click Add/Del under Watermark on the Page Layout menu. The following dialog box appears.

To use an image file as a watermark, select BMP. Click Browse to specify 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 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 text box, then click Save.

Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu.

Click Settings. The following dialog box appears.

Make sure that the appropriate watermark is selected in the Watermark list, then make Color, Position, Density, Size, Font, Font Style, and Angle settings. For details, see online help. Your settings are reflected in the display at the left side of the dialog box.

When you finish making settings, click OK.

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Creating your own watermark for Mac OS 9

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

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

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

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

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

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