HP 3800 Using watermarks, Resizing documents, Setting a custom paper size from the printer driver

Using watermarks

A watermark is a notice, such as "Confidential," that is printed in the background of each page of a document.

1.Open the printer driver (see Opening the printer drivers).

2.From the Effects tab, click the Watermarks drop-down list.

3.Click the watermark that you want to use. To create a new watermark, click Edit.

4.If you want the watermark to appear only on the first page of the document, click First Page Only.

5.Click OK.

To remove the watermark, click (none) in the Watermarks drop-down list.

Resizing documents

Use the document resizing options to scale a document to a percentage of its normal size. You can also choose to print a document on a different size paper, with or without scaling.

To reduce or enlarge a document

1.Open the printer driver (see Opening the printer drivers).

2.On the Effects tab, next to % of Normal Size, type the percentage by which you want to reduce or enlarge your document.

You can also use the scroll bar to adjust the percentage.

3.Click OK.

To print a document onto a different paper size

1.Open the printer driver (see Opening the printer drivers).

2.On the Effects tab, click Print Document On.

3.Select the paper size to print on.

4.To print the document without scaling it to fit, make sure that the Scale to Fit option is not selected.

5.Click OK.

Setting a custom paper size from the printer driver

1.Open the printer driver (see Opening the printer drivers).

2.On the Paper or Paper/Quality tab, click Custom.

3.On the Custom Paper Size window, type the name of the custom paper size.

4.Type the paper-size length and width. If you type a size that is too small or too large, the driver adjusts the size to the minimum or maximum size that is allowed.

5.If necessary, click the button to change the unit of measure between millimeters and inches.

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