Documentation | Help File | UI | 2D Mode | Menu | File | Print
Clicking on the File/Print
menu item provides the means for printing or exporting to a PDF (Portable Document Format) file the data currently open in the Editor, that is, the contents of the Map area, Legend and MiniMap. The printout layout is managed through the Editor print templates. The print templates are stored in files in the PrintTemplates
subdirectory of the Editor installation folder. The Editor comes with three standard print templates: Simple (Map area
only), With Legend (Map area
with the Legend
panel), With Legend and MiniMap (Map area
, Legend
panel and MiniMap
panel). The standard templates are always listed in the Print dialog Template list. An example of a more advanced template, including images and multi coloring, is provided in the TatukGISCustom.tpl
file.
To print the content of the Map area
File/Print
menu item - this invokes the Print
dialog box.Preview
checkbox by clicking on it.Print
dialog, choose a print template from the Template
list. If the desired template is not listed in the Template list then choose the From file… item - this invokes the Open dialog box. Within the Open dialog box, select the appropriate drive from the Look in list, locate the template file by entering the directory that contains this file, and double-click on the file name.Title
text box. [OPTIONAL] To refresh the preview with the new title, press the Enter
key or click on the Print Setup
button - this invokes the Print Settings
dialog box.Draft
checkbox. This option is useful for speeding up the printing procedure but significantly lowers the quality of the printout.Compatibility
mode checkbox. This option may have a significant impact on the printout quality and is meant to be used only when the printer is not capable of printing in normal mode or the generated printout contains errors.Print
button - this invokes the system Print
dialog box.Print
dialog box, set the number of printout copies in the Number of copies
box.OK
button.
To generate a PDF file from the content of the Map area
File/Print
menu item - this invokes the Print
dialog box.Preview
checkbox by clicking on it.Template
list then choose the From file… item - this invokes the Open
dialog box. Within the Open
dialog box, select the appropriate drive from the Look in list, locate the template file by entering the directory that contains this file, and double-click on the file name.Title
text box. [OPTIONAL] To refresh the preview with the new title, press the Enter
key or click on the Print Setup
button - this invokes the Print Settings
dialog box. Within the Print Settings
dialog box, choose one option from the Orientation
list.Draft
checkbox. This option is useful for speeding up the PDF creation procedure but significantly lowers the quality of the document.Compatibility
mode checkbox. This option may have a significant impact on the document quality but ensures compatibility with almost any printer when the PDF file is meant to be printed later.Print
button - this invokes the Save As
dialog box.Save As
dialog box go to the drive on which you want to store the PDF file.Save
button.
The Ctrl+P
key combination.
Compatibility
mode option causes the data to be converted to an image representation before proceeding with the printing/PDF exporting procedure. This especially affects the quality of a PDF document (which natively supports vectorial graphics) while exporting vector type layers.