Overlaying Data When Printing a Document

You can superimpose overlay data saved in advance and print it on a document that was created using an application.

For example, you can format printouts by adding your company logo or by overlaying images, such as preferred backgrounds or frames, on a document.

Overlay data can be overlaid on each page of a document or just on the first page.

Illustration of overlay printing

Note

  • You cannot use this function on a macOS.

Creating Overlay Data

Use the printer driver to save overlay data (*.ppo) on your computer.

  1. Open a document to use for overlay data on the computer, and display the setting screen of the printer driver from the print menu in the application.

  2. Click [Modify] in [Job Type:] on the [Basic] tab.

  3. In [Job Type:], select [Save as Overlay Data].

  4. Specify a file name and location to save the overlay data.

  5. Execute printing.
    The overlay data (*.ppo) is saved in the specified path.

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Register Overlay Settings to Do Overlay Printing

Register overlay data (*.ppo) on the printer driver to print it overlaid on a document.

  1. Open a document to print on the computer, and display the setting screen of the printer driver from the print menu in the application.

  2. On the [Text/Watermark] tab, select the [Add Overlay] check box.

  3. Click [Details...] next to the [Add Overlay] check box.

  4. On the [Overlay Details] screen, specify a name for the overlay settings and a overlay data file.

    • Select Overlay Data

      • Apply Same Overlay Data to All Pages
        Overlay data is applied to the whole document. Choose data from the [Overlay Data] list.

      • Select Overlay Data for Each Page
        Specify the pages to which overlay data is to be applied. Choose data from the list for each page.

    • Edit

      • Overlay Data:
        You can select the registered overlay data from the list.

      • Name:
        You can enter the name for selected overlay data.

      • Path/File Name:
        By pressing [Browse...], you can select the overlay data to register.

  5. Click [Add] [OK].
    The overlay data registered to the printer driver is added to the [Overlay Data] list, to use it again just select it from the list.

  6. After completing the configuration, click [OK] to print.

Note

  • To delete the overlay print setting, click [Delete] on the [Overlay Details] screen.

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