If your machine does not have a duplex unit, you should complete the printing job manually. The machine prints every other page of the

document first. After that, a message appears on your computer. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the printing job.

Change percentage of your document

You can change the size of a document to appear larger or smaller on the printed page by typing in a percentage you want.

1.To change the print settings from your software application, access Printing Preferences. (See "Opening printing preferences" on page 42.)

2.Click the Paper tab.

3.Enter the scaling rate in the Percentage input box.

You can also click the up/down arrows to select the scaling rate.

4.Select the Size, Source, and Type in Paper Options.

5.Click OK or Print until you exit the Print window.

Fitting your document to a selected paper size

This feature allows you to scale your print job to any selected paper size regardless of the document size. This can be useful when you want to check fine details on a small document.

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1.To change the print settings from your software application, access Printing Preferences. (See "Opening printing preferences" on page 42.)

2.Click the Paper tab.

3.Select the paper size you want from the Fit to Page.

4.Select the Size, Source, and Type in Paper Options.

5.Click OK or Print until you exit the Print window.

Using watermarks

The watermark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you use it when you 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 machine. They can be modified, or you can add new ones to the list.

Using an existing watermark

1.To change the print settings from your software application, access Printing Preferences. (See "Opening printing preferences" on page 42.)

2.Click the Advanced tab, and select the desired watermark from the Watermark drop-down list. You will see the selected watermark in the preview image.

3.Click OK or Print until you exit the print window.

Creating a watermark

1.To change the print settings from your software application, access Printing Preferences. (See "Opening printing preferences" on page 42.)

2.From the Advanced tab, select Edit from the Watermark drop-down list. The Edit Watermarks window appears.

3.Enter a text message in the Watermark Message box. You can enter up to 256 characters. The message displays in the preview window.

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

4.Select watermark options.

You can select the font name, style, size, and shade from the Font Attributes section, as well as set the angle of the watermark from the Message Angle section.

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

6.When you have finished, click OK or Print until you exit the Print window.

To stop printing the watermark, select None from the Watermark drop-down list.

Editing a watermark

1.To change the print settings from your software application, access Printing Preferences. (See "Opening printing preferences" on page 42.)

2.Click the Advanced tab, select Edit from the Watermark drop-down list. The Edit Watermarks window appears.

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

4.Click Update to save the changes.

5.Click OK or Print until you exit the Print window.

Deleting a watermark

1.To change the print settings from your software application, access Printing Preferences. (See "Opening printing preferences" on page 42.)

2.Click the Advanced tab, select Edit from the Watermark

drop-down list. The Edit Watermarks window appears.

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

4.Click OK or Print until you exit the Print window.

Using overlays

An overlay is content you store on your hard disk drive that can be superimposed over any document you print. An overlay is often used to take the place of letterhead paper. Rather than using preprinted letterhead, you can create an overlay containing exactly the same information that is currently on your letterhead. To print a letter with your company’s

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Samsung ML-186XW Change percentage of your document, Fitting your document to a selected paper size, Using watermarks