Dell 2145cn manual Using Watermarks, Using an Existing Watermark, Creating a Watermark

Using Watermarks

The Watermark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray letters reading “DRAFT” or “CONFIDENTIAL” printed diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document.

There are several predefined watermarks that come with the printer, and they can be modified, or you can add new ones to the list.

Using an Existing Watermark

1To change the print settings from your software

application, access printer properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 4.

2Click the Other Options tab, and select the desired

watermark from the Watermark drop-down list. You will see the selected watermark in the preview image.

3Click OK and start printing.

NOTE: The preview image shows how the page will look when it is printed.

Creating a Watermark

1To change the print settings from your software

application, access printer properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 4.

2Click the Other Options tab, and click the Edit button in

the Watermark section. The Edit Watermark window appears.

3Enter a text message in the Watermark Message box.

You can enter up to 40 characters. The message displays in the preview window.

When the First Page Only box is checked, the watermark prints on the first page only.

4Select watermark options.

You can select the font name, style, size, or grayscale level from the Font Attributes section and set the angle of the watermark from the Message Angle section.

5Click Add to add a new watermark to the list.

6When you have finished editing, click OK and start printing.

To stop printing the watermark, select (No Watermark) from the Watermark drop-down list.

Editing a Watermark

1To change the print settings from your software

application, access printer properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 4.

2Click the Other Options tab and click the Edit button in

the Watermark section. The Edit Watermark window appears.

3Select the watermark you want to edit from the Current Watermarks list and change the watermark message and options.

4Click Update to save the changes.

5Click OK until you exit the Print window.

Deleting a Watermark

1To change the print settings from your software

application, access printer properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 4.

2From the Other Options tab, click the Edit button in the

Watermark section. The Edit Watermark window appears.

3Select the watermark you want to delete from the Current Watermarks list and click Delete.

4Click OK until you exit the Print window.

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