KIP Graphics Pro - Manual (Page 53)

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Change Pen Color
To change color values, click on the box to the right of the RGB value of the corresponding pen. The window E D I T C O L O R S
appears on the screen.
Select one of the 48 basic colors.
Confirm with
O K .
The selected color is assigned to the corresponding pen.
Repeat this process for each color.
With the menu field
D E F I N E C U S T O M C O L O R S , you can define more color tones and save or assign them to the corresponding
pen as user-defined colors.
Save / Load Pen Parameters
You have the option to save the altered pen parameters of a file for later applications using the icon S A V E . The
parameters are then stored under a filename (e.g. customer, employee or project) that gets the addition " P E N ". Using the
icon L O A D , the parameter file can be reloaded at any time.
Preview
If you click on the button P R E V I E W , you will get to the preview window for HPGL files. The HPGL file will be displayed with the
current settings (line thickness, colors, rotate file etc.).
If you want to check details of the drawing, you have the option to enlarge sections. To do this, draw a rectangle with the left
mouse button and click on the button
Z O O M I N . This can be repeated several times.
With the button Z O O M O U T , the drawing can progressively be reduced again.
With the cursor keys to the right of the button
Z O O M O U T you can move the enlargement half the size of the section to the right,
left, up or down. With the rhombus, the complete picture (full picture) is recovered.
The status line in the lower part of the window shows the size of the window as well as the size of the drawing.
To get a preview of the possible print out, use the button P R E V I E W at the bottom part of the tab area. You may also open
the P R E V I E W by opening the menu bar options V I E W

P R E V I E W . Please note that an image file has to be highlighted in
order to open a preview. To leave the P R E V I E W screen, once again press the P R E V I E W button.
To learn more about the
P R E V I E W feature, please continue reading at § P R E V I E W .
S A V E / L O A D P R E S E T Your current selection of the different settings can be saved for further reuse wit htese
Buttons:
If one or multiple files have been selected you may start printing by using the large P R I N T button at the
bottom’s right hand side corner. If no file is selected or problems with hardware or media configurations
occurred, the button will appear red. By pointing at the red button with the mouse cursor, a little information
bubble will appear which informs about the cause of the problem. Also pay attention to red entries in the tab
area indicating corrupted or incomplete hardware settings/installations (there are roll over information for
this entries, too).