Printing
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letterhead, you do not need to load preprinted letterhead paper in the
machine, instead you can just print the letterhead overlay on your
document.
Creating a new overlay
To use a page overlay, you must create a new page overlay file
containing your content.
1.
Create or open a document containing the content you want to use in
a new page overlay. Position the items exactly where you want them
to appear when they are added to the original.
2.
To save the document as an overlay, access
Printing Preferences
.
(See "Opening printing preferences" on page 42.)
3.
Click the
Advanced
tab, and select
Edit
from the
Text
drop-down
list. The
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 match same as the document
you print. Do not create an overlay with a watermark.
Using an overlay
After an overlay has been created, it is ready to be printed with your
document. To print an overlay on your 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 42.)
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 that you wish
to print an overlay over 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 over your document.
The resolution of the overlay document must match the resolution
of the original print job.
Deleting an 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 the confirmation message window appears, click
Yes
.
6.
Click
OK
or
until you exit the
window.
Print quality options
Use the following Graphics options to adjust the print quality for your
specific printing needs.
1.
To change the print settings from your software application, access
Printing Preferences
. (See "Opening printing preferences" on
page 42.)
2.
Click the
Graphics
tab.
•
The options you can select may vary depending on your printer
model.
•
Refer to the help for each option’s information provided from
the
Printing Preferences
.
•
Font/Text:
Select
Darken Text
to print text darker than on a normal
document. Use
All Text Black
to print solid black, regardless of the
color it appears on the screen.
•
Graphic Controller: Fine Edge
allows you to emphasize edges of
texts and fine lines for improving readability.
•
Toner Save:
Selecting this option extends the life of your toner
cartridge and reduces your cost per page without a significant
reduction in print quality.
-
Printer Setting
: If you select this option, this feature is
determined by the setting you’ve made from the machine (For
some models, you cannot change the setting from the machine.
In this case, the default setting is Off).
-
On
: Select this option to allow the printer to use less toner on
each page.
-
Off
:Select this option if you do not want to save toner when
printing a document.
•
Darkness:
The option adjusts the toner density on print outputs.
The values are
Normal
,
Light
, and
Dark
.
3.
Click
OK
or
until you exit the
window.
Changing the default print settings
Most Windows applications will override settings you specify in the
printer driver. Change all print settings available in the software
application first, and change any remaining settings using the printer
driver.
1.
Click the Windows
Start
menu.
2.
For Windows 2000, select
Settings
>
Printers
.
•
For Windows XP/2003, select
Printers 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
>