This discussion assumes that you are using Microsoft Word to create numbered tickets in whatever sequence you wish to use. If you share your duties with associates, Word is a handy tool -- with several hundred million users, it is a save bet that most people have a copy.  Even if they do not have Word, they can still read a Word file with WordPad which is furnished with Microsoft Windows. Also, Microsoft provides a free reader called Wordviewer.exe for download.

Creating a full graphic image

Adding A Watermark

Inserting a Text Box

Why You don't Want to have Drawing Canvas enabled...

If this feature is turned ON, when you go to merge your ticket for numbering, you will get the message "Word Found Locked Fields.  Cannot Update Locked Fields."

Here is how to manage that problem:

To Turn the drawing canvas on or off
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the General tab.
Select or clear the Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting AutoShapes check box.


Saving Memory While Using Graphics:
If you are using a program based on Microsoft Word, you can add a graphic to your ticket by using Picture>From File>Insert>Link To File.
This procedure will only use on copy of your graphic, not hundreds of copies. The result is a much smaller print file.