Diagram Setup and Printing
Defining Diagram Setup (Web Front-End)
To specify diagram setup:
Click
.
The Diagram Setup window appears. It enables definition of:
• Paper size (A3, A4, A5 ... or indication of Width x Height in inches)
• Orientation (Portrait or Landscape)
• Number of pages (total size of diagram)
• Margins (in inches)
Defining Diagram Setup (Windows Front-End)
To specify diagram setup:
Select
File > Page Setup.
The Page Setup dialog box enables specification of diagram characteristics, that is the Paper Size, Orientation (in Portrait, the larger dimension is vertical, in Landscape, the larger dimension is horizontal).
The Number of Pages group box allows you to indicate the total size of the diagram in number of pages.
To change the number of pages:
Click on the page corresponding to the bottom right corner.
You cannot reduce the size of a diagram if elements appear in deleted pages: all elements should be placed in pages that will be kept before reducing format (display of page boundaries simplifies this operation).
The Margins are superimposed on those defined by the printing device. This is done so that any information in these margins is not lost.
You can also indicate a print Scaling percentage.
Printing Diagrams (Windows Front-End)
The Print dialog box allows you to edit all or part of the diagram and to store it in a file to be printed later or to be printed from another computer.
To open the print dialog box:
Select
File > Print.
The Print range dialog box includes the number of pages you specified in the Page Setup dialog box. By default, all the pages are selected.
To deselect a page:
Click the page to be excluded from printing.
The page is then marked with a red cross.
To print only certain diagram objects.
1. In the diagram, select the objects you wish to print.
2. In the Print dialog box, Print Range frame, select Selected Objects.
3. Click OK.
Only those objects selected in the diagram are printed.
To select a deselected page:
Click the page marked with a red cross.
The red cross changes to a green tick.
To print multiple copies:
Indicate the
Number of Copies required.
When several copies are printed, to sort these by page number:
Select
Collate.
To write print commands in a file:
Select the
Print to File option.
This allows physical printing of the diagram from another workstation. A dialog box appears asking for the name and location of the file.
To print the status indicators present in the diagram:
1. Check that the status indicators appear in the diagram.
2. In the Print dialog box, select the Print State Indicators check box.
To enlarge or reduce a diagram when printing:
1. In the Scaling frame, select "Enlargement/Reduction" Mode.
2. Enter the number of pages (width and height) on which you wish to print the diagram.
The
Zoom value is modified as a result and previews the result of printing.
To adapt printing of the diagram to fit the format of your paper:
In the
Scaling frame, select "Fit the Paper"
Mode.
This mode allows you to make best use of the space provided by a large format page. In these conditions, the entire diagram can be adapted to a single page, which is not the case in this mode.
Printing Diagrams (Web Front-End)
Printing a diagram consists of generating a PDF format file, which you can then print.
To open the print dialog box:
1. Click Print.
2. In the Scaling frame, select Mode "Enlargement/Reduction" to enlarge or reduce a diagram when printing.
3. Enter the number of pages (width and height) on which you wish to print the diagram.
The
Zoom value is modified as a result and previews the result of printing.
4. Click OK.
The PDF export process begins.
