Overlaying Forms or Logos (Overlay)

You can print overlays (such as logos or forms) on a document. An overlay is a group of forms. You can register three forms to an overlay. The forms are overlaid in order of registration and printed. The form that is registered last is printed on the top.

Note

This function is not available with the Windows XPS printer driver or on Mac OS X.

Memo

In advance, you can create a form, and then register it in this machine.

Registering Forms (Form Overlay)

  1. Open the file to print.

  2. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

  3. Click [Preferences].

  4. Select the [Extend] tab.

  5. Click [Overlays].

  6. Select the [Print Using Active Overlays] check box.

  7. Click [Define Overlays].

  8. Enter a name of the overlay in [Overlay Name].

  9. Enter the ID of the form you registered with the Storage Manager plug-in for Configuration Tool in [ID].

  10. Select the pages of the document on which to print the overlay from [Print on Pages].

  11. Click [Add].

  12. Click [Close].

  13. Select an overlay to use from [Defined Overlays], and then click [Add].

  14. Click [OK].

  15. Change other settings if necessary, and then click [OK].

  16. Click [Print] on the [Print] screen.

Note

To use this function with the Windows PS printer driver, you must log in to a computer as the administrator.

  1. Click [Start], and then select [Devices and Printers].

  2. Right-click the [OKI MC873(PS)] icon, and then select [Printing Preferences].

  3. Click [Overlays] on the [Job Options] tab.

  4. Select [User Overlay] from the drop-down list, and then click [New].

  5. Enter the form name that you registered with the Storage Manager plug-in for Configuration Tool in [Form Name], and then click [Add].

  6. Enter a name of the overlay in [Overlay Name].

  7. Select the pages of the document on which to print the overlay from [Print on Pages].

    Memo

    To apply an overlay by specifying the pages, select [Custom], and then enter the pages to which to apply the overlay in [Custom Pages].

  8. Click [OK].

  9. Select an overlay to use from [Defined Overlays], and then click [Add].

  10. Click [OK].

  11. Change other settings if necessary, and then click [OK].

  12. Open the file to print.

  13. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

  14. Click [Print] on the [Print] screen.