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After creating a document, open the printing preferences screen in the document's native application.
For details about displaying the printing preferences screen, see Displaying the printing preferences screen from an application
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Select [Unauthorized Copy Prevention] in the pop-up menu.
Select [Unauthorized Copy Prevention for Pattern] or [Data Security for Copying] in the "Prevention Type:" pop-up menu.
Click [Text], [Color/Density], and [Pattern] to set the items in [Unauthorized Copy Prevention].
Change any other print settings as necessary.
Start printing.
Setting items available in [Unauthorized Copy Prevention]
Text
Setting items
Description
Text Type:
Select the text type for the Prevention Text in the list.
Enter User Text:
If you select [User Text] in "Text Type:", enter a user text using up to 64 single-byte characters. If you select a Latin font for "Font:", enter single-byte alphanumeric characters.
Font:
Select a font style for the prevention text. Only TrueType fonts are available.
Size:
Specify a value to adjust the size of the prevention text.
If you use a small font, it may not be effective for the prevention copy pattern.
A font size of over 50 points is effective and 70 to 80 points is recommended.
Angle:
Specify a value in this spin box to rotate the prevention text about its central point.
An angle of 30 to 40 degrees is effective for the prevention copy pattern and is recommended.
Text/Pattern Effects:
Select the type of effects applied to copies or prints.
Repeat:
Print the prevention text string repeatedly from the top left of the page.
"Position:" is not available.
Line Space:
Specify the line spacing.
Position:
Select a position to enter the prevention text in the list.
Color/Density
Setting items
Description
Color:
Select the print color of the background text and pattern.
Density:
Select the density of the prevention copy text/pattern.
Pattern
Setting items
Description
Mask Type:
Select the mask type for the background pattern.
Effects of patterns set in [Text/Pattern Effects:]
Unauthorized Copy Prevention for Pattern:
Setting items
Effects of pattern:
print
Effects of pattern:
copy
Text and Background
Reverse Patterns (Text/Background)
Text Only
Background Only
Data Security for Copying:
Setting items
Effects of pattern:
print
Effects of pattern:
copy
(without Copy Data Security Unit)
Effects of pattern:
copy
(with Copy Data Security Unit)
Text and Background
Background Only
Available mask types in [Mask Type:]
Type 1
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Type 2
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Type 3
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Type 4
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Type 5
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Type 6
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Type 7
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Type 8
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Type 9
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Type 10
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For details about the Unauthorized Copy Prevention function, see Printing Documents that Are Not Authorized for Duplication
.The [Color/Density] and [Pattern] settings are not required to use Data Security for Copying.
