Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 347)

3. Click the Name drop-down list in the Print dialog box to select a printer. All of the printers available
on your system display in the list. You can specify printer properties here as well, plus specify whether
to print to a file.
4. To use the advanced print settings to take advantage of additional output options that help you control
transparency and color, particularly for raster images, click the Advanced button. The Advanced
Printing Options dialog box displays.
a. Select from the Output Methods to print your layout to:
Print Directly to Device - Click this option to print your image file directly from MapInfo
Professional. This check box is checked by default.
Print Using Enhanced Metafile (EMF) - Use this option to generate an enhanced metafile of
your MapInfo Professional image before sending it to the printer. This option takes advantage of
current technology to shrink the spool size and print your file quicker without sacrificing quality.
When printing to PDF, selecting this option generates a flat, non-layered, PDF file.
Output Method/Print Using Offscreen Bitmap (OSBM) - Click this option to generate an
offscreen bitmap of your MapInfo Professional image before sending it to the printer. Offscreen
bitmap is invoked depending upon the type of translucent content in the map and enhanced
rendering state of the window. However, setting OSBM from this window means that while printing
Offscreen bitmaps (OSBM) will be selected regardless of the translucency and anti alias settings.
b. Indicate how you want to handle transparency. If you have transparent vector fill patterns and
symbols, check the Internal Handling for Transparent Vector Fills and Symbols box to have
MapInfo Professional handle the transparency internally.
If you are using transparency in a raster image, clear the Use ROP Method to Display
Transparent Raster box to have MapInfo Professional handle the transparency internally. The
image will be broken down into small rectangular regions that do not contain transparency. It is
recommended that you check this option because printers do not always handle transparent
raster images correctly. This method may produce large plot files.
c. If you are using 24-bit, true color raster images, select the Print Raster in True Color When
Possible check box, and select a dither method from the Dither Method list.
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