Printing Watermarks

[Robert]

I'm trying to add a Watermark ("Draft") to a multi-page document. The
background appears correctly in Print Layout view. But, when it prints (HP
Laserjet 6pz), only part of the letters appear. And, its not consistently the
same letters missing. What's the problem? How do I fix it?

-Robert

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In the Printed Watermark dialog, clear the check box for "Semitransparent."

 

[Robert]

Thanks Suzanne!

That did the trick. I guess its counter-intuitive. What is the
"semitransparent" checkbox option for, and how is it correctly used?

-Robert

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No one seems to know what it's supposed to do, but since it mostly doesn't
seem to work right, it's unfortunate that it's enabled by default (and the
default can't be changed).

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Robert,

Printed Text Custom WaterMarks are WordArt.

The 'Semi Transparent' setting is just a preset for lightening the selected Text Watermark color. It changes the fill color
transparency setting from 0% (solid) to 50% (wash out). As watermarks are kept in the header/footer area, and those area are
displayed with a viewing washout within Word, the difference is more noticable in printing rather than viewing. The idea is to keep
from having a watermark overpower the typed text in a document when printing. The issue is more noticable if in the document the
color selected for the watermark is a darker one (i.e. not the light grey(25%) default), for example a red, so that it's more
pronounced when viewing.

As Word and Windows format graphics for output to both screen and printer, and because different printers use different methods for
processing some of this information you can sometimes get surprised by either compacting of a pattern or fadeout (loss) of
lightened/overlayed information when printing.

HP [laser] printers have multiple settings you can use for how it handles graphics or the resolution it prints at.

============
Thanks Suzanne!

That did the trick. I guess its counter-intuitive. What is the
"semitransparent" checkbox option for, and how is it correctly used?

-Robert >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I hadn't actually noticed that with text watermarks because the default text
setting *is* that light grey. And you could equally well make it a lighter
shade rather than use the transparency setting.

 

[Robert]

Yeah Bob, I had this same impression. However, I didn't notice the watermark
information in the header or footer. Is there some special setting in WordArt
that enables you to view it or edit it there? My experience shows that it can
totally expand to unreadable dimensions (off the page) when printing, or skip
letters as I was telling Suzanne. How do you control/troubleshoot such
errors?

Thanks to both of you for your insight!

I hadn't actually noticed that with text watermarks because the default text
setting *is* that light grey. And you could equally well make it a lighter
shade rather than use the transparency setting.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Hi Robert,

Printed Text Custom WaterMarks are WordArt.

The 'Semi Transparent' setting is just a preset for lightening the
selected Text Watermark color. It changes the fill color
transparency setting from 0% (solid) to 50% (wash out). As watermarks are
kept in the header/footer area, and those area are
displayed with a viewing washout within Word, the difference is more
noticable in printing rather than viewing. The idea is to keep
from having a watermark overpower the typed text in a document when
printing. The issue is more noticable if in the document the
color selected for the watermark is a darker one (i.e. not the light
grey(25%) default), for example a red, so that it's more
pronounced when viewing.

As Word and Windows format graphics for output to both screen and printer,
and because different printers use different methods for
processing some of this information you can sometimes get surprised by
either compacting of a pattern or fadeout (loss) of
lightened/overlayed information when printing.

HP [laser] printers have multiple settings you can use for how it handles
graphics or the resolution it prints at.

============
Thanks Suzanne!

That did the trick. I guess its counter-intuitive. What is the
"semitransparent" checkbox option for, and how is it correctly used?

-Robert >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

A watermark is nothing more or less than a graphic anchored to the header
paragraph and formatted as Behind Text (see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/AnchorToHeader.htm). As such, it can be
edited when the header pane is open. In the case of WordArt, when you click
on it, you'll get the WordArt toolbar that includes the Format WordArt
button that opens the dialog.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Yeah Bob, I had this same impression. However, I didn't notice the
watermark
information in the header or footer. Is there some special setting in
WordArt
that enables you to view it or edit it there? My experience shows that it
can
totally expand to unreadable dimensions (off the page) when printing, or
skip
letters as I was telling Suzanne. How do you control/troubleshoot such
errors?

Thanks to both of you for your insight!

I hadn't actually noticed that with text watermarks because the default
text
setting *is* that light grey. And you could equally well make it a
lighter
shade rather than use the transparency setting.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Bob Buckland ?" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com>
wrote
in message news:[email protected]...

Hi Robert,

Printed Text Custom WaterMarks are WordArt.

The 'Semi Transparent' setting is just a preset for lightening the
selected Text Watermark color. It changes the fill color
transparency setting from 0% (solid) to 50% (wash out). As watermarks
are
kept in the header/footer area, and those area are
displayed with a viewing washout within Word, the difference is more
noticable in printing rather than viewing. The idea is to keep
from having a watermark overpower the typed text in a document when
printing. The issue is more noticable if in the document the
color selected for the watermark is a darker one (i.e. not the light
grey(25%) default), for example a red, so that it's more
pronounced when viewing.

As Word and Windows format graphics for output to both screen and
printer,
and because different printers use different methods for
processing some of this information you can sometimes get surprised by
either compacting of a pattern or fadeout (loss) of
lightened/overlayed information when printing.

HP [laser] printers have multiple settings you can use for how it
handles
graphics or the resolution it prints at.

============
Thanks Suzanne!

That did the trick. I guess its counter-intuitive. What is the
"semitransparent" checkbox option for, and how is it correctly used?

-Robert >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Sharon]

Hi, I have unchecked the semi block but although it appears in print preview
it still is not printing on my document. It used to work but now all of a
sudden it doesnt. Any suggestions?

 

[Dalia]

In the Printed Watermark dialog, clear the check box for "Semitransparent."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Is there a further question here?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org