This guide will cover how to print a symbol overlay from the app, which can be installed from the Mac App Store.

Required Items

  • A Mac
  • Symbol Overlay Maker
  • A printer
  • a PDF reader
    • most applications have a PDF reader function, so you should have one preinstalled on your Mac if you havent installed one yet.

How to print from Symbol Overlay Maker

  1. Open Overlay Maker app.
  2. Click either area.
  3. Once your desired overlay is open tap the share button in the bottom right corner of the window
  4. Select Save as shown below.
A screenshot of the Symbol Overlay Maker on Mac showing where to click to save the Overlay to your Mac.
  1. Find your saved overlay in Finder and highlight it.
  2. Press ⌘ + P on your keyboard or click File > Print.
  3. The document will open in your default PDF viewer and open a print window. Ensure the following settings are set before printing:
    • Orientation: Landscape
    • Scale: 100%
    • Full Color
  4. Click Print.
  5. Cut out your overlays after printing, and they will be ready for use!

Tips and Troubleshooting

If you are having issues creating and exporting the overlay you have created, please visit the Support Hub or contact the ableCARE Product Success Team for further assistance.

If you are having issues printing we suggest emailing the exported overlay or putting it on a USB drive to print from a different computer or printing from the printer control panel.

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