Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 388)

• Advanced Printing Options
• Graph/Redistrict/3DMap Printing Options
• Overriding the Default Printer
• Printing Maps to PDF Files
Printing Your Map
When you have your page set up the way you want, you are ready to print.
To print your map:
1. On the File menu, click Print.
2. In the Print dialog box, specify printer properties, such as a page range for printing and the number
of copies to print.
You can override the default printer setting by selecting another print from the Name drop-down list.
The PDF button is available on the Print dialog box only when the Printer name is MapInfo
PDF Printer. Note:
Click Options.
3. In the Map Print Options dialog box, specify the size of the map, how its contents will display, the
scale, and its width and height. When you have completed your selections, click OK to continue.
If you are printing a graph or a browser or a 3DMap, your options will be different. For details
on the other print options, see Graph/Redistrict/3DMap Printing Options in the Help System. Note:
The Map Window Preference setting Use Cartographic Scale affects the entries in this
dialog box.
• Map Size - Select the size of the map you are producing in this group; the options are Window
Size, Fit to Page, and Custom. As you make selections, the Custom Scale, Custom Width and
Custom Height entries change.
• Window Size - Click this button to print the map as it displays on your computer screen.
• Fit to Page - Click this button to fit the current map to the page size you have selected in your
preferences.
• Custom - Click this button to enter your own custom scale, width, and height entries in the fields
provided. Then, type the appropriate entries in the Custom Scale, Custom Width and Height fields.
• Map Contents - Select an option in this group to determine the map contents you want to print;
the options are Same as Window and Centered on Window.
• Same as Window - Click this button to print the map contents as it appears in the Map window,
with the same proportions and content as you see.
• Centered on Window - Click this button to center as much of the current map that fits on the page.
When you select this option, the image may print on more than one page depending upon fit. In
general when you select this option, MapInfo Professional assumes you want to select the Fit to
Page radio button and selects this for you.
4. If your map is particularly complex (a large map, 3D, or one with 10 or more colors) there are more
options available using the Advanced button. The Advanced Printing Options dialog box displays.
(See Advanced Printing Options in the Help System).When you have completed your selections,
click OK to continue.
5. After you complete your selections, click OK on the Print dialog box to print your results.
Viewing and Printing Text
Text size is handled differently in the classic Layout window and Layout Designer window from what
you see in a Map window. You should keep these differences in mind when printing maps and layouts
containing text objects and when fine tuning text.
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Printing Your Results