Print Preview

File

Aug 29

Written By Helena Hurbon

Features:

Enables the users to print a currently active figure window
Common for the Main Interface and all toolboxes

Steps:

We recommend adjusting the printing area by using Print Preview before printing.

1. Activate the window by clicking somewhere on the window. Select File Print Preview

2. A Print Preview dialogue box will appear. This box controls the layout and appearance of figures before sending them to a printer or print file. A scaled version of the figure displays in the right-hand pane of the dialog box. Controls are grouped into four tabbed panels: LAYOUT, LINES/TEXT, COLOR, and ADVANCED.

You can position and scale plots on the printed page using the rulers in the right-hand pane of the Print Preview dialog.

Use the outer ruler handlebars (black boxes pointed by red arrows) to change margins. Moving them changes plot proportions.
Use the center ruler handlebars to change the position of the plot on the page. Plot proportions do not change, but you can move portions of the plot off the paper.
The buttons on that pane let you refresh the plot, close the dialog (preserving all current settings), print the page immediately, or obtain context-sensitive help.
Use the Zoom box and scroll bars to view and position page elements more precisely.

Tip: To print the entire view of the window of interest (active window) select Use manual size and position radiobutton and click Best fit.

3. Click Print and select printing preferences. (This function can be also activated from File Print, or Ctrl+P)

Additional controls

Layout

Use the LAYOUT tab, shown above, to control the paper format and placement of the plot on printed pages. The following table summarizes the Layout options:

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Lines/Text Tab

Use the LINES/TEXT tab, shown below, to control the line weights, font characteristics, and headers for printed pages. The following table summarizes the LINES/TEXT options:

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Color Selection Tab

Use the Color tab, shown below, to control how colors are printed for lines and backgrounds. The following table summarizes the Color options:

Group

Option

Description

Color Scale

Black and White

Select to print lines and text in black and white but use color for patches and other objects.

Gray Scale

Convert colors to shades of gray on printed pages.

Color

Print everything in color, matching colors on plot; select RGB (default) or CMYK color model for printing.

Background Color

Same as figure

Print the figure's background color as it is.

Custom

Select a color name or type a colorspec for the background; white (default) implies no background color, even on colored paper.

Advanced Tab

Use the ADVANCED Tab, shown below, to control finer details of printing, such as limits and ticks, renderer, and resolution. The following table summarizes the ADVANCED options:

Group

Option

Description

Axes limits and ticks

Recomputes limits and ticks

Redraws x- and y-axes ticks and limits based on printed plot size (default).

Keeps screen limits and ticks

Uses the x- and y-axes ticks and limits shown on the plot when printing the previewed figure.

Miscellaneous

Renderer

Selects a rendering algorithm for printing: painters, openGl, or auto (default).

Resolution

Select resolution to print in dots per inch: 150, 300, 600, or auto (default), or type in any other positive value.

Alternatives: Use File → Print Preview on the figure window menu to access the Print Preview dialog box, described below.

IDCube also offers additional controls such as Lines/Text, Color, and Advanced. Some functions and buttons might not be available for IDCubePro® users.

Helena Hurbon