Overlaying Forms or Logos (Overlay)

Note

This function is not available on Mac OS X.

You can print overlays (such as logos or forms) on a document. An overlay is a group of forms. You can register four 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.

Before printing overlay, create a form and register it in this machine.

For Windows PCL Printer Driver

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

  2. Right-click the printer icon, and then select the necessary printer driver from [Printer Properties].

  3. Select the [Ports] tab, select the [FILE] check box from [Port], and then click [Configure Port].

  4. Create a form you want to register to the printer on the application.

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

  6. Click [Preferences].

  7. Click [Overlays] on the [Extend] tab.

  8. Select [Register print document as a new form].

  9. Click [OK].

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

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

  12. Enter [Form name] and [ID] you want to register to the printer in [New Form].

    Memo

    The printing position for overlay can be specified.

  13. Select the pages of the document on which you want to print the overlay from [Print on Pages] as registration information on the driver.

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

  14. Click [OK].

For Windows PS Printer Driver

For the instructions, see "Registering Forms (Form Overlay)".

For Windows PCL Printer Driver

  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 [Overlay Print] and select a form you want to use for an overlay printing from the drop-down list.

    Memo

    If you want to add a form registered using Configuration Tool or apply several forms as a group, click [Edit list...] to add to the list.

    When adding a form registered using Configuration Tool: Click [Add a registered form...], enter the form name in [Form name] and ID of the form registered using the Storage Manager plugin of Configuration Tool, select pages on which you want to apply the form from [Print on Pages], and then click [OK].

  7. Click [OK].

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

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

For Windows PS Printer Driver

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 MC573 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.