Epson EPL N2550 User Manual

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Modifying the print layout
Your printer can print either two or four pages onto a single page 
and specifies the printing order, automatically resizing each page 
to fit the specified paper size. You can also choose to print 
documents surrounded by a frame.
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Select the Print Layout check box and the number of pages 
you want to print on one sheet of paper. Then click More 
Settings. The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears.
 
						

							72Using the Printer Software with Windows 3.  Select the Page Order in which the pages are printed on each 
sheet.
4. Select the Print the Frame check box when you want to print 
the pages surrounded by a frame.
Note:
The Page Order choices depend on the number of pages selected 
above, and the paper orientation (Portrait or Landscape) selected on 
the Basic Settings tab.
5. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Advanced 
Layout tab.
 
						

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Using a watermark
Follow the steps below to use a watermark on your document. On 
the Advanced Layout tab or Watermark dialog box, you can 
select from a list of predefined watermarks, or you can make an 
original watermark with text or a bitmap. The Watermark dialog 
box also allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark 
settings. For example, you can select the size, intensity, and 
position of your watermark.
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Select a watermark that you want to use from the Watermark 
drop-down list. If you want to make detailed settings, click 
Watermark Settings. The Watermark dialog box appears.
 
						

							74Using the Printer Software with Windows 3. Adjust the image intensity of the watermark with the 
Intensity slider bar.
4. Select Front (to print the watermark in the foreground of the 
document) or Back (to print the watermark in the 
background of the document) for the Position setting.
5. Select the location on the page where you want to print the 
watermark from the Location drop-down list.
6. Adjust the X (horizontal) or Y (vertical) Offset position.
7. Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar.
8. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Advanced 
Layout tab.
Making a new watermark
You can make a new watermark as follows:
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
 
						

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2. Click New/Delete. The User Defined Watermarks dialog box 
appears.
Note:
The User Defined Watermarks dialog box also appears by clicking 
New/Delete in the Watermark dialog box.
3. Select Text or BMP and type a name for the new watermark 
in the Name box.
Note:
This screen appears when you select Text.
4. If you select Text, type the watermark text in the Text box. If 
you select BMP, click Browse, select the BMP file you want to 
use, then click OK.
5. Click Save. Your watermark will appear in the List box.
6. Click OK to apply the new watermark settings.
 
						

							76Using the Printer Software with Windows Note:
You can register up to 10 watermarks.
Using an overlay
The Overlay Settings dialog box allows you to prepare standard 
forms, or templates, that you can use as overlays when printing 
other documents. This feature can be useful for creating corporate 
letterheads or invoices.
Note:
The overlay function is available only when High Quality (Printer) is 
selected for the Printing Mode in the Extended Settings dialog box from 
the Optional Settings tab.
Creating an overlay
Follow the steps below to create and save a form overlay file.
1. Open your application and create the file that you want to use 
as an overlay.
2. When the file is ready to be saved as an overlay, choose Print 
or Print Setup from the File menu of your application, then 
click Printer, Setup, Options, Properties, or a combination of 
these buttons, depending on your application.
3. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
 
						

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4. Select the Form Overlay check box, then click Overlay 
Settings. The Overlay Settings dialog box appears.
 
						

							78Using the Printer Software with Windows 5. Select Create Overlay Data, then click Settings. The Form 
Settings dialog box appears.
 
						

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6. Select the Use Form Name check box, then click Add Form 
Name. The Add Form dialog box appears.
Note:
If the Assign to Paper Source check box is selected, the form 
name is displayed in the Paper Source drop-down list on the Basic 
Settings tab.
 
						

							80Using the Printer Software with Windows 7. Type the form name in the Form Name box and its description 
in the Description box.
8. Select To Front or To Back to specify whether the overlay will 
be printed as background or foreground of the document.
9. Click Register to apply the settings and return to Form 
settings dialog box.
10. Click OK in the Form Settings dialog box.
11. Click OK in the Overlay Settings dialog box.
12. Print the file saved as overlay data. It is possible to save any 
kind of file as an overlay. The overlay data is created.
Printing with an overlay
Follow the steps below to print a document with overlay data.
1. Open the file to print with overlay data.