Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 126)

or exporting. This check box is checked by default. Clear this check box to let the printer or Windows
export functions handle this.
• Scale Patterns - Select this check box to match the non-transparent fill patterns in your print output
to more closely match what you see on your screen. This check box is checked by default. Clear this
check box to let the printer driver have exclusive control over rendering the pattern fills.
The Scale Patterns check box does not affect transparent fill patterns because transparent
fill patterns are always scaled. Note:
• Subdivide Printing - Select this check box to break print jobs into multiple, smaller, print requests for
better print quality. This is useful when printing large raster/translucent maps to large paper sizes. If
unchecked, the print is done in a single request.
• Polygon Mode - Select this check box to display the rendering that draws the object as a single request
with all nodes. Polygon Mode has three preferences based on three types of drawing: on-screen,
printing, and exporting. You can select Polygon Mode separately for display, printing, and export on
the Display, Printing, and Exporting tabs. When Polygon Mode is off, MapInfo Professional renders
with special processing.
Printing to PDF files may produce extra hairlines in the output when Polygon Mode is off. Note:
• Use ROP Method to Display Transparent Raster - Select this check box to allow the internal ROP
(Raster Overlay by Pixel) to manage the transparent pixel display and printing in raster images. Since
the ROP Method is largely a display method, not all printers, plotters, and export programs can use
it. We recommend that you either check with the printer manufacturer before using this setting or try
a few test prints or exports to get the results you want. This check box is cleared by default.
Using the ROP method may not produce problems unless you print the metafile.
• Print Raster in True Color When Possible - Select this check box to print and export your 24-bit
raster or grid file images in true color (make sure your printer settings are set to greater than 256
colors). Clear this check box if you are not working with a color printer. This check box is checked by
default.
See the Dither Method setting above for details about this option. Note:
Exporting tab (Output Preferences dialog box)
Click the Exporting tab settings to set the export options for Map windows, Layout windows and all other
output file types. Select the appropriate window export settings based on your output requirements.
Remember that resetting these options locally overrides these preferences.
• Export Border - Select this check box to include a black border on images you are exporting. This
check box is checked by default. Clear this check box to export the image without a border.
The preference setting definitions for Internal Handling for Transparent Vector Fills and
Symbols, Use ROP Method to Display Transparent Raster, Print Raster in True Color
When Possible, and Dithering Methods are the same for export as for printing. Note:
• Internal Handling for Transparent Vector Fills and Symbols - Select this check box to have MapInfo
Professional handle transparent fill patterns and bitmaps for vector images when printing or exporting.
This check box is checked by default. Clear this check box to let the printer or Windows export functions
handle this.
• Polygon Mode - Select this check box to display the rendering that draws the object as a single request
with all nodes. Polygon Mode has three preferences based on three types of drawing: on-screen,
printing, and exporting. You can select Polygon Mode separately for display, printing, and export on
the Display, Printing, and Exporting tabs. When Polygon Mode is off, MapInfo Professional renders
with special processing.
Printing to PDF files may produce extra hairlines in the output when Polygon Mode is off. Note:
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Setting Your Output Setting Preferences