Printing

The Printing tab on the menu window contains commands to print map extracts and to produce snapshots of map extracts. The tab contains the following three commands:

Printing Commands Description
	Specify the print settings and conduct the printing
	Make a snapshot without scalebar
	Make a snapshot including a scalebar

Printing a map extract

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The Printing command allows you to print a specified map extract. Zoom to the designated map extract, and click to open the Print Settings dialog box:

The green area in the background of the Print Settings dialog box indicates the extent of the print extract. You can move/rotate the extent by clicking one on of the corner points and hold the left mouse button.

You will also get a print settings window, where you can define some options.

Tab	Field	Description
Printer configuration	Printer	Last configured printer is visible. You can change it by clicking .
	Format	Value is taken from the predefined print layout. You can change the format by clicking .
General print settings	Layout	Every print layout, which is assigned to the role can be selected. How to assign print layouts to the role can be read here.
	Symbology	Default is the default value. If you have alternative symbology within the Smart Client or defined it in the Smart Client Administrator. How to define alternative symbologies in Smart Client can be read here and in Smart Client Administrator here.
	Scale	Default value for Scale' is the current scale, where the printing dialog is called up. You change it to your desired scale.
	Raster-resolution	Default value is 150 dpi. You can change it to: 72 96 144 150 300 Please make sure that your printer is supporting the DPI's, which you have chosen.
Layout attributes	If you have defined placeholder within your print layout, they are visible in this part of the Print settings dialog. How to define placeholder within the print layout can be read here. How to fill these placeholders with values can be found here.
Available actions		You can hide/display the legend entries, which are currently visible in the print layout.
		You can open previously savd print settings, if you aren't satisfied with the current settings.
		You can save your current print settings and use it on another client for example.
		Before printing the map extent, you can preview it.
		If you are satisfied with your settings and the preview looks good, you can print your map extent.

Making snapshots

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There are two commands available on the Printing tab to create snapshots. With the command, you can make a snapshot without a scalebar, whereas with the command, you make snapshots where a scalebar is included:

Snapshot without a scalebar	Snapshot with a scalebar (upper left corner)