Pitney Bowes MapInfo Stratus - Manual (Page 43)

Print to Scale
The print templates in MapInfo Stratus are designed to specify a page size that is slightly less than full
A4 at 200mm by 287mm. This has been done to ensure that on most printers and printer drivers the
output does not need to be shrunk to fit into the printable area of the paper. They should therefore print
at the exact scale intended. However there can be exceptions to this:
1. On some older printers and print drivers we have seen that output can still become scaled down
(shrunk) if the printer cannot print to a printable area as large as 200mm x 287mm.
2. In some cases the printer driver offers the ability to Fit (or Scale to Fit) into the printable area. In
these cases it is possible that the print may become scaled up (grown).
When printing scaled PDF’s we strongly recommend disabling any options like "shrink to Printable Area”
or "Fit to Printable Area" on your print menu to ensure that there is no page scaling, otherwise the output
will not be at the exact scale that was chosen.
In order to assist with validating the output the actual dimensions of the printed map should be as follows
for each of the standard print templates.
• Landscape Map Only 27.7 cm x 15.0 cm
• Landscape 21.7 cm x 15.5 cm
• Portrait Map Only 19.0 cm x 24.5 cm
• Portrait 19.0 cm x 17.0 cm
Print Map to PDF
You can Print your map to PDF from supported browsers like Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Chrome
To print the web page you're viewing in Chrome, press Ctrl+P.
For more information on Printing through Chrome browser, refer to their website. Note:
Firefox
To print the web page you are viewing in Firefox, click on the Firefox button at the top of the Firefox
window, (File menu in Windows XP) and select Print.
For more information on Printing through Firefox browser, refer to their website. Note:
43 MapInfo Stratus User's Guide
Chapter 6: Printing Maps