watermarks, Word 2007 and HP 3015 all in one

[shosha2]

My HP 3015 will not print watermarks reliably. It skips every other letter
in the text watermark. HP is clueless, as usual. Any suggestions most
gratefully accepted.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I'm not sure what the path for this is in Word 2007 (looks like you start
with Page Layout | Page Background | Color), but go to the Printed Watermark
dialog and clear the check box for "Semitransparent."

 

[shosha2]

Works like a charm. I am very grateful to you. Is there a way to make "not
semitransparent" the default choice here, or must I remove the check box on
each document in which I create a watermark? I've checked through all the
"word options" areas in Word 2007 setup and can't find any place that affects
watermark defaults.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

AFAIK, there's no way to change the default. It may be that someone knows of
some arcane key in the Windows Registry that would affect this.

 

[wpaul42]

I'm not sure what the path for this is in Word 2007 (looks like you start
with Page Layout | Page Background | Color), but go to the Printed Watermark
dialog and clear the check box for "Semitransparent."

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

 

[wpaul42]

In Word 2007 "Semitransparent" check box can be found at Page Layout > Page
Background > Watermark > Custom Watermark... > Text watermark (radio button)

 

[c3000ca]

Hi,

I have the same problem in Word 2007. When I uncheck the "Semitransparent"
box in the Watermark as instructioned, the watermark does print out
correctly; however, it brings greater problem for me as following:

I normally insert section break to every page of my word files for the
discontinuous of footers (different version numbers and dates). When I
uncheck the "Semitransparent" box in the Watermark, all the discontinued
headers are disappeared. Funny thing is the Footer still exist. I repeat
again, the header disappeared on those pages with discontinued Footer. Can
anyone tell me how can I insert the watermark and have the watermark print
out correctly when I have footers and headers?

Secondly, in Word 2003, I can insert watermark to certain page as long as I
unselect the "Link to Previous" and click "Show/Hide Document Text" to hide
Document Text, I can insert the watermark to the page I select. This
function seems doesn't work anymore in Word 2007. Could you please tell me
how can I insert watermark to selected pages instead of the whole document?