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Printing the Model Diagram
Discovery lets you print the model and provides various ways to control the printed output.
To print a model
1. Arrange the tables in the model in the way you want them to be printed. Note that you can expand the tables and views to display the keys and columns.
2. Click the Print button.
Discovery displays the Preview dialog.
3. Use the buttons at the top control the printed output as follows.
 
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Page
Change the orientation between portrait and landscape and adjust margins.
Print
Print the model diagram using the standard print dialog.
Zoom In
Zoom in on the print image. This does not increase the size of the image on the page.
Zoom Out
Zoom out on the print image. This does not decrease the size of the image on the page.
Zoom Amount
Select a setting from the drop-down list.
Options
Displays a Print Options dialog with three tabs:
• General tab options let you create a poster-style print of the model diagram by dividing the model into sections that can be pieced together.
Poster Rows—Divides the image vertically into the number of rows entered and displays how it would appear on that number of pages if printed.
Poster Columns—Divides the image horizontally into the number of columns entered and displays how it would appear on that number of pages if printed.
Add Poster Coordinates—Prints the location of each subsection of the model diagram so that you can easily figure out how the sections go together.
Clip Area—With the Graph option, enlarge the model image as much as possible within the margins. With the View option, increase the blank space around the model image.
• Title tab options let you specify a title for the printed model.
Text—Specify the title you want to appear at the top of the model diagram.
Titlebar Color—Click to select the color of the bar behind the title text.
Text Color—Click to select the color of the title text.
• Footer tab options let you specify a footer for the printed model. If you are printing the model poster-style, the footer will span the pages appropriately.
Text—Specify the footer text for the bottom of the model diagram.
Footer Color—Click to select the color of the bar behind the footer text.
Text Color—Click to select the color of the footer text.