Watermarks on prints

I had planned to see my printer this morning for making some large wall prints. When I printed out the proof to take along with the CD it had vertical watermarks! Thanks apple for improving the system! How could you miss this simple and yet extremely important function?

Yes you can apply watermarks to prints. Actually, it's common practice for some photographers. You'll find the checbox for activating them on the Page panel.

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  • Watermarks not printing properly.

    Created a Watermark on PDF using office Vista computer with Acrobat 8.  After creating and inserting a text watermark, the on screen images of the pages show the watermark correctly and the watermarked pages print correctly.
    On that same office PC, using Reader 8, on screen image is also fine and pages print correctly.
    When viewing the Watermarked PDF on home office Vista computer using Reader 7, the on screen images show the watermarked pages correctly; however, when printing the pages the watermark word COPY prints with a rectangular, solid white box around it, which hides the document text behind it.  In other words, the resulting printout looks like there is a white card on top of the document text and then the transparent watermark on top of the card.
    I have one laser and two ink jet printers hooked to the home office computer with Reader 7 on it, and all of them print the pages incorrectly.
    Is this printing issue something tied to the a problem with Reader 7 (vs. Reader 8 or Acrobat 8), or is it something else?  Thanks in advance for any insight.
    Rick

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  • Watermark not printing

    Hello,
    We recently migrated from Windows XP 32bit to Windows 7 64 bit Enterprise and now Adobe Reader does not print watermarks set on a printer i the printing preferences. The watermark prints from other software, like word but not Adobe Reader. Is there a setting in Adobe Reader that we a re missing?
    We are using Adobe Reader version 11.0.2  and have updated one to version 11.0.10 but the watermark still does not print

    The water marks is set in printing preferences on the printer and should appear on all documents that the user prints. But it does not work in Adobe Reader. The printer is Konica Bizhub 36, but it does not work on Lexmark x363dn either. We haven't tested it on any other printers.
    Here is where we set the watermark (the printer's printing preferences). It prints from everywhere (word, Nitro PDF) except Adobe Reader. If I was't clear before - the text prints, only the watermark is missing.

  • Feature Request: Proofbooks - Watermarks and Printing to Postscript

    When creating proofbooks to be distributed either printed or electronically to clients, it is important to be able to easily print a version of the book with watermarks on all the photographs. This makes it easy and safe to send clients proofs of a book to examine before printing.
    It would be nice if I could "print to proof pdf" or something similar from Aperture. PDFs created by Distiller from Postscipt are MUCH smaller then the ones generated by Aperture and other programs. a 51+ MB PDF is fine for the publishing house, but is impossibly large to email to a client for proofing. Another option would be to at least expose the normal "print pdf to postscript" like the normal print dialog does when you have things like Acrobat Distiller installed, so those of us who do have Distiller can make use of it for things like this.
    If there are any workarounds people know for these two situations in the meantime I would love to hear about them.
    Thank you for a great product.
    Sean

    I di dcome up with a workaround for this issue, although it requires Adobe Acrobat and Distiller. I printed a PDF with Apeture that was 54 MB in size. I opened it in Acrobat and used it's watermark feature to quickly watermark each page (not pretty but effective). I then used the "Save PDF as Postscript" to create a large PS file of the PDF (69 MB). I then started Distller with the "Smallest File Size" output settings selected and processed the Postscript file into a nice and small PDF proof version of my book with watermarks. This final proof version was only 1.5 MB and looked just great on the screen.
    Hope this helps others.
    Sean

  • Increment in Watermarks per print?

    I have a document I want to print 500 times.  I want the watermark on all 500 to have a different/unique watermark:
    WATERMARK-001
    WATERMARK-002
    WATERMARK-003 (and so on).
    Is there a feature to accomplish this?  Incrementts, expressions, behaviors, or string preferences?  Please let me know so I don't have to manually change the watermark 500 times before printing everything.

    I am not using stationary.  If there is a way to do this using a text box, that sounds great.
    Let's say we have a blank 1-page PDF.  We want to print this document 500 times.  So how can we create a watermark for this document, that when printed, each 500 copies will have a unique serial code:
    WATERMARK-001
    WATERMARK-002
    WATERMARK-003
    WATERMARK-004 (and so on)

  • How can I insert watermark in printing document by ADOBE Reader through Windows API hooking?

    Hi. I'm now trying to hook windows API to insert watermark image when printing a document.
    It works fine with MS Word, PowerPoint, Notepad and Mspaint except Adobe Reader when I hooked EndPage API calls to insert watermark image.
    And all the progress looks work well from the log but i can't insert the watermark image.
    Then i tried it with another PDF viewer, it was work well except only ADOBE Reader.
    Any suggestions will be helpful to me.
    Thank you.

    Ask in the Reader forum. However, the process should be a property of the print driver for your printer, not Reader.

  • Time delay while printing PO Report with "watermark"

    Hi XMLP Gurus,
    I have to again resort to you guys for help. Hope I will find it.
    I have added a watermark to the PO Report RTF template and it is taking too much time (almost 3 mins) to print the output. With out a print option the report is running normally, but when I select the print option it is taking that much time.
    If I take out the watermark and print the output it is taking normal time to print.
    Any idea what's going on?
    Thanks in advance

    Nobody to help on this !!!!!!!

  • Printing a PDF in Adobe Reader  v8 does not print watermark

    In our office we have PDFs created with Adobe Acrobat Professional version 7 that have a lighten watermark which say "confidential". These PDF documents print fine with Adobe Reader 7.0.8. Our office has now converted to Adobe Reader 8.1.1. When you open the PDF in Adobe Reader v8.1.1 the watermark displays on the screen but when you print the document the document prints without the watermark.
    I have checked the knowledge base and can't find this issue. The document has no trouble printing, it just doesn't display the watermark. I have tested Adobe Reader versions 8.0, 8.1.1 and the new version 8.1.2 all display the watermark when you open the Reader, but none of them print the watermark. I have gone back and verify and the watermark does print on Adobe Reader v7.0.8.
    If anyone has a similar issue or solution please let me know.
    Thanks,
    Mary Mendoza

    I have the same problem. The watermark does not print out even though I can see it in the print preview. Anybody...?

  • Can I automatically add a watermark/background during the printing process?

    We use Quickbooks to email invoices directly out of QB. This software automatically creates the PDF documents by directing the print job through the PDF Printer then attaches it to a new email. What I need to do is add either a watermark or a background automatically to the printed document during this process. I cannot create and save the document first, open it and manually add the watermark. So is there a way to do this so that the workflow goes like this: QuickBooks > Add watermark (in printer properties??) > Attach PDF to new email. I currently have Acrobat X Standard, but will upgrade if I can get this option in another version. Thanks for your help.

    You'll need to print the watermark first, then the calendar (or vice vers, but separate print runs).

  • HP Laserjet 4250 - While Printing PDFs with Watermark, Prints images as scrambled

    Hi,
    I am using HP Laserjet 4250 printer. While Printing PDFs with Watermark, the printer prints images as scrambled. It prints the part of the image as scrambled which is overlapped by the Watermark. The other part of the image is printed fine. When seen on the screen, it shows up the image with the watermark properly. Could you please suggest how to arrive at a solution for this problem. Thanks in advance.

    Hi @Sebastian43 
    I suspect your question would be better answered in the HP Enterprise Business Community,  as the HP LaserJet 6L is a commercial model.
    My technical expertise is with consumer products and software, I am sure the commercial folks would be happy to help if you re-post your question for them to answer. The HP Enterprise Business Community is an HP Forum designed for the Commercial and Enterprise customers to help one another. I am sure you will find some HP folks there to help too.
    Click here to view the Printing and Digital Imaging.  When the page opens you will see the option to 'Log in' or 'Register Now' on the right. The commercial forums are separate from the consumer boards, thus you will need to register if you don't already have a commercial account.
    You may find the HP LaserJet 6Lse Printer support page helpful while you wait for somebody in the commercial Forum to respond to your inquiry.
    Best of luck.
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  • In BI Publisher RTF table layout issue for invoice printing

    Hi,
    I am working on check printing and invoice printing project on bi publisher and i am facing one issue. That is i have used section break on check priting so because of that if the the records are more than 20 then check will print on second page and on first page there would be void printed othervise it should print on first page only. In this case the preprinted stationary is not having invoice table form. we are using blank preprinted stationary to print this .
    Now i have done with invoice and cheque layout but in output if the number of records are more than 20 then its going to second page but the problem is that invoice table break into two parts and and the end lineof table layout is not coming on first page .even on second page i am not getting start layout line to make complete table outline.
    I want that full table layouton both the pages of the table. i have tried to to create table skeleton and used it as a watermark to print all the records on it but it is coming in to the middle of the page .so it not working.
    Please anyone knows the solution on this problem please let me know or share your thoughts on this issue.
    As i have tried many options but still stuck into this issue .Kindly help me.
    Regards,
    Prachi G.

    Hmmm ... sounds like a regression bug.
    I would contact support, provide, the version you are using, layout template, sample XML data, 2000 RTF output and 2003 RTF output and ask them to investigate.
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  • Policies and Watermarks on docs with Signatures

    Is there a way to add a watermark to a document that contains electronic signatures.  Unless I am doing something wrong, I get an error message saying something to the effect that, "encryptUsingPolicy: Cannot encrypt a signed PDF -- (error code bin: 777, hex: 0x309) -- (error code bin: 777, hex: 0x309)".
    Whether the document is signed or unsigned, I get the same error.  The business case is such that if it is an electronically signed document, then anytime the print function is called, it should put a "COPY" watermark on the document to indicate that the printed version is NOT the original.  Unfortunately, there is one caveat to this rule....there is one special group of people who have the right to make an electronic document become a paper original by printing it out and destroying the electronic version.  In this case, we would NOT want the COPY watermark to appear on the document when printed.  I was thinking that a policy might solve the business requirements by adding the COPY policy to the document.  Then, if that special groups wants to print it, remove that policy.  But, I can't seem to add this policy to a signature-based document.....
    Any help/suggestions would be appreciated!

    Hi there,
    There might be some holes in the business case or my understanding of it (but without knowing all the details this is only an observation) ....  Not sure what the differentiator between the electronic and printed version is .... that is in essence they are both just copies after it has been digitally signed. I realize that the online version can detect any changes made after the signature and show a change in status since signed where as someone could just use a tool to duplicate (whatever the document is and is meant to represent) the document and print out a fake. But even with a non-electronic solution and a wet ink signature at some point you need to trust a paper copy as being an original. So if they are not using some sort of embossing stamp on paper copies why the need to specifically stamp it 'copy'?  If they are using an embossing stamp to represent an original then could you not just watermark the electronic right from the start and hence any printed version will contain the word 'copy' and any original hardcopy is requested from the issuer and has the embossing stamp?
    That observation aside, based on what is in the original post you could do a
    few things each with potential challenges depending on the software and architecture you have...
    1)  Code on the form
    If the assumption that once this document is signed it becomes official holds valid; then this will work because if not signed then clicking print will trigger the watermark.  In this case, as soon as you sign it you will not get the watermark when printed, but of course you can print as many copies as you like.
    To do this put code on the pre-print event that will turn a hidden read-only field (containing the "COPY" watermark) visible. This way when viewing online it is never watermarked and when viewing the printed copy it is always watermarked (you can put code behind the PrePrint event of the top level node in your form that will make a field's presence visible. That field at design time would have no caption / set to readOnly / have the default value by what you want the watermark to say / have its presence set to hidden and then you would just use code like <fieldname>.presence = "visible".
    2)  Using Policies
    Use two policies (because the dynamic watermark is based on a policy and cannot be assigned based on user/group in one policy)
    a)  So you will be sure to policy protect the document prior to signing with one of the policies (assume the “user-watermarked”). The challenge here is that the individuals who approve will also need the ability to switch the policy (policy set admin permission) so they can use the Rights Management end-user web interface to switch to the “approver – nonwatermarked” policy and do whatever it is that makes it an original and then switch back to the "user-watermarked" policy.
    Note:  What if while the policy is switched the regular user wants access and now can't get it or that the approved user even remembers to switch the policy back.  Another options is…
    b)  Automate it based on the full requirements == something like
                    i.     Capture who is authenticating to an automated LC Process.
                   ii.     If it is a regular user then the process grabs the already completed/signed and protected PDF from a repository and records the licenseId of the protected documenet while passing the doc back to the user. 
                 iii.     It is also possible that if in the future an approver is requested to generate a valid printed copy then when they authenticate it grabs the (user-watermarked) protected/signed PDF from the repository and switches the policy to the approver-nonwatermarked policy and passes that doc back to the approver who can print the document. 
                   iv.     It is also possible that you could do a bunch of other things such as
                                i.   Auto switch back the policy to the user-watermarked after the approver prints by capturing the print event
                               ii.   Instead of above you could make printing part of the process if the approver doesn’t actually modify and resign the document. That is get the protected/signed doc from repository > switch the policy > send to a printer > switch the policy back. 
                             iii.   If for some reason the approver actually has to make changes to the document then although protected with the same policy you now have two documents. the one originally sent to the user and the one the approver wants to change and print as an original. In this case you could have that same process retrieve the licenseId of the original policy protected document distributed to the user and revoke it.
    Hope those ideas will help you take your detailed understanding of the use case and apply some or all of the suggestions.

  • Watermark PDF - Image Quality

    I've run into a dilemma with adding a Watermark to scanned PDF files. Before adding the Watermark, they print in a wonderful grayscale with a healthy white background. After adding the watermark, all whites in the document turn a little green, even when I run the PDF through the Quartz grayscale filter.
    The watermark is also black and white. I've set it at 20% opacity.
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    Powerbook G4   Mac OS X (10.4)  

    Hi there,
    it sounds like the PDF's are originally "Greyscale" and when the Watermark is added it is converting it to RGB !
    Edit: I have just tried it, after the workflow is run the PDF with the watermark is now RGB !
    Do you have Photoshop or Graphic Converter...you will have to add an action at the end to convert back to Greyscale !
    regards
    Ric

  • What are default watermark settings (font etc) from LR2?

    Would anybody know the default settings (font etc) that were used in LR2 for the copyright watermark?  I recently upgraded from LR2.4 to LR3.3 and can't settle on an attractive copyright watermark at the moment.  I was quite happy with the 'old' default watermark settings and would like to use it again in LR3...
    Thanks in advance.

    Slaps Head!!
    I thought the simple watermark just printed Copyright 2011 but I thought I'd double-check before answering your reply.  And it turned out I had set up my copyright info incorrectly on my import options.
    So all I have to do is change my import options and I get what I want with the simple copyright watermark.
    Thanks for setting me straight!

  • Page Footer whitespace

    I have an invoice report that had N number of line items with N number of lines of description per line item. The invoice displays all of the line items, and then at the bottom of the last page, it provides a signature block for the customer to sign. Here is my problem: If I put the signature block in the page footer, it's displayed at the bottom - which I want - but repeated on every page. If I put the signature block in the report footer, it's displayed on the last page - which I want - but immediately following the last line item. I need it at the bottom of the last page only. The closest I have gotten is to try and predict the number of page that I will have and then hide the page footer until (what I think will be) the last page. However, this still have the page footer whitespace to show up which isn't right.

    I can confirm that even if the page footer is set to print only when a condition is true, all pages reserve the size of the footer.
    What you can do is put your signature block fields in the "Watermark" band and set them to only print on the last page. Since the watermark can print anywhere on the page you can put the fields in the exact positions you want them to appear on the page.
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