// JasperPrint pr; JRPrintPage currentPage = (JRPrintPage)pr.getPages().get(0); JRBasePrintText ex; ex = new JRBasePrintText(null); ex.setX(36); ex.setY(35); ex.setWidth(100); ex.setHeight(20); ex.setText("Approved"); ex.setFontName("SansSerif"); ex.setFontSize(14); currentPage.addElement(ex);