Samsung ML-186XW Changing the default print settings, Print quality options, Using an overlay

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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 Print until you exit the Print 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 Print until you exit the Print 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 Print until you exit the Print 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 Print until you exit the Print 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 >

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