80 Card Design Tasks
Impress Card
If your laminator system is equipped with the optional impresser, you can select to add an 
impression to the front of the card. The impresser uses an installed die to stamp an impression on 
the card. The impresser typically is used with a laminator and uses heat to fuse the overlay 
material to the card, adding an extra measure of security. 
Use the Card Printer Driver to specify if you want to impress the card. The impresser can stamp 
up to three impressions on either the left, center, or right part of the card. Impresser settings are 
specified using Printer Manager. Refer to the “Laminator” section of your printer’s Installation 
and Administrator’s Guide for information about using Printer Manager.
The Impress card setting displays only when your laminator has an impresser installed. If the Card 
Printer Driver is installed on a shared printer client or is part of a printer pool, always make sure 
that an impresser is installed in the laminator before using this setting.
You also can use an escape to impress a card. Refer to “Impresser Escape” on page 113.
To impress a card:
1.  Open the Printing Preferences window.
2.  On the Layout tab, click Advanced. 
3.  Click Impress card and select Front. 
(The default Impress card option is 
None.)
4.  Click OK to save your selection and 
then click Apply on the Layout tab.
5.  Print sample cards to verify that 
they are being impressed properly.