Creating Documents To Use As Overlays - Oki 2426 Series User Manual

Creating documents to use as overlays

PCL
An overlay can be created in any software application that can
handle logos, letterheads, forms, etc. and can print to a file.
To create a print (PRN) file:
1. Open your application program. Open the file to be stored as an
overlay. Choose
2. Make sure that the
application's Print dialog box.
3. Depending on the application, you may need to select your
printer model. Click the
the printer driver settings.
You must use the Oki PCL driver to do this.
4. Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would like
your overlay to print.
5. Try to keep the overlay to a single sheet. Don't use N-up, duplex,
finisher options, etc. when creating an overlay. These can be
added when printing the document that includes the overlay.
6. Click OK to close the Printing Preferences dialog box.
7. Click Print.
Instead of sending the print job to the printer, this prompts you to
save the print job on your PC's hard disk.
Give the file a meaningful name such as "my template.prn."
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File, then Print.
"Print To File" option is switched on in your
Preferences
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button. This should open