Print Preview

Use the Project > Print > Print Preview menu option to display the active map, as it would appear when printed. When you choose this command, the main window will be replaced with a print preview window in which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format.

When previewing a map, the system gives you the option of selecting the part of the map that you want to preview and whether you want to scale the view or fit it in the viewing window (page).

You have the option of viewing either one or two pages at a time; moving back and forth through the document; zooming in and out of pages; and starting a print job.

Print Preview dialog options

Configuration

Name

Select a printer configuration available on your computer.

[Change Config...]	Click on this button to modify the selected configuration.
[Add Config...]	Click on this button to create a new printer configuration.

Select Region to Plot

Viewed Area

Select the Viewed Area radio button to preview only the area currently displayed on the map.

Entire Map

Select the Entire Map radio button to preview the entire area of the map.

Panels

All

Select the All radio button to print all of the panels of the currently selected map.

Range

Select the Range radio button to print only a specified range of panels of the currently selected map.

From panel #
To panel #

Panel overlap (mm)

Specify the panel overlap in map units (millimetres).

Plot Scale

Fit to Page

Select the Fit to page radio button to fit your map to the current page size.

Scale

Select the Scale radio button to use a specified scale factor to print your map.

Specify the Scale Factor (default is 1) to print your map.

Fit On Roll

Check to Fit on roll (for plotters).

Options

Print to File

Check the Print to file box to print your map to a file.

Copies

Specify the number of copies of your map to print.

Centre On Page

Check Centre on page to centre the plot on the page.

Offset (mm) X Y

Specify the offset for the X and Y values.