Form: Print Graphics
The File menu > Print Graphics command sends a print of the graphic in the active window to the printer. Clicking this command displays the Print Graphics form, which provides a preview of the graphic as it will be printed.
Select a level of zoom from the Zoom drop-down list to display more or less of the print preview on screen; this option does not affect the printed output.
The size of the graphic on the printed page may be altered by selecting a different value from the Drawing Scale drop-down list.
Click and hold the left mouse button down on the graphic to pan about the graphic.
Use the following five buttons on the Print Graphics form to print, select the printer, set the paper size, add additional images, and add text:
Print : Click the button to immediately send a copy of the graphic displayed to the printer.
Printer Setup : Click the button to display the Print form. On that form, select the printer and printer properties. The printer used may be a black and white printer or a color printer. The gray scales or colors used for displaying various objects in the print out are controlled in the Assign Colors form, which is accessed using the Options menu > Graphics Colors command.
The colors (grayscales) used for black and white printers are those displayed in the Assign Colors form when the Device Type option is set to Printer. The colors used for color printers are those displayed in the Assign Colors form when the Device Type option is set to Color Printer. The colors used for display on the screen are those displayed in the Assign Colors form when the Device Type option is set to Screen. If the object display colors are set differently for screen display and color printing, the objects will print in different colors from those used for on screen display. Check the Show Fill check box in the Contours area for the printed display to have shaded contours.
Page Setup : Click the button to display the Page Setup form. On that form select the paper size from the Size drop-down list, the printer source for the paper on the Source drop-down list, the orientation of the paper in the Orientation area; also specify the margins in the edit boxes under the Margins area.
Add Image : Click the button and then move the image icon to the desired location on the preview graphic; hold the left mouse button down while dragging to create an image box. The Open form will be displayed ; select the image file to be added to the image box.
Add Note : Click the button and then move the note icon to the desired location on the preview graphic; hold the left mouse button down while dragging to create a text box. In the text box, type the text to be added to the graphic. Use the floating toolbar to set the font, font size, font style and font color.
Click the
button when complete.