Printing a Diagram

You can set up preferences, preview the print job, and then print the diagram.

Using the Print Setup dialog you can specify the print setup for a diagram.

Procedure

  1. Display the diagram, and from the top menu select Diagram > Print Setup.
  2. Select an appropriate option to print the entire diagram, or to print only the current window, or to print the selection.
  3. In the Scale By section, select an option to scale the diagram by pages, by actual size, or by zoom level.
  4. If you want multiple prints, you can specify if you want the page numbers and crop marks to be printed by clicking to select the respective checkboxes.
  5. If you want a caption for your diagram, you can type a caption in the text box that appears on enabling the Print Caption check box. You can also select a Font for this caption, and its position on the page.
  6. If you want to have borders for your diagrams, click to select the Print Border check box. Click Color... to specify the color of the border.
  7. If you want to print the background of the diagram, click to select the Print Background check box.
  8. Use Page Setup to specify the size, orientation, and other page properties.
  9. If you want to reset all the options to the defaults, click Defaults.
  10. Click OK.
  11. To preview and print the diagram, select Diagram > Print Preview. An image of the diagram to be printed is displayed.
  12. From the top menu select Diagram > Print.