Print dialog - Appearance tab
You use the Appearance tab of the Print dialog to specify the way in which a variety of objects appear in the printed output, to specify the way in which legends are printed, and to specify the way in which you want fonts to be scaled in the printout.
How to access the Print dialog
To access the Print dialog, click the File tab, click Print, then click Print Options.
Explanation of the Legends fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
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| Baseline | Select this check box to print a legend explaining the baselines displayed in the printout, or clear it to omit the legend. |
| Calender exception | Select this check box to print a legend explaining the working and non-working exceptions that have been selected on the Non-Working tab of the Format Bar Chart dialog, or clear it to omit the legend. |
| Code library | Select this check box to print a legend explaining the codes used in the project, or clear it to omit the legend. |
| Histogram | Select this check box to print a legend explaining the histograms displayed in the printout, or clear it to omit the legend. |
| Link category | Select this check box to print a legend explaining the link category codes used in the project, or clear it to omit the legend. |
| Progress period | Select this check box to print a legend explaining the progress periods used in the project, or clear it to omit the legend. |
| Symbol | Select this check box to print a legend explaining the symbols such as milestones, constraint flags and float used in the project, or clear it to omit the legend. |
| Line of balance stages |
Select this check box to print a legend explaining the Line of Balance stages displayed in the printout, or clear it to omit the legend.
Setting up code libraries for use with Line of Balance graphs |
| Use code library sort order in legend |
Select this check box to sort code library entries in the legend according to the sort order that has been assigned to them, or clear it to sort them according to the order in which they appear in the printout.
Specifying the order in which code library sorts/groups appear |
| Milestone appearances |
Select this check box to print a legend explaining the milestone appearances used in the project, or clear it to omit the legend.
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| Use milestone appearances library sort order | Select this check box to sort milestone appearances in the legend according to the sort order that has been assigned to them, or clear it to sort them according to the order in which milestones of each appearance appear in the printout. |
Explanation of the Border fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Draw beneath chart | Select this check box to print any parts of the selected border file that encroach onto the chart area underneath the chart, or clear it to print the border in front of the chart. |
| Trust printer's margins | Select this check box if you are printing to PDF and want to print using the full extent of the page as far as possible, or clear this check box if you are printing to a physical printer, in which case |
Explanation of the Drawing fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Use alternative pattern printing | Select this check box to print patterns, for example on tasks and allocations, in a different style if you experience problems printing patterns using your printer driver, or clear it if you do not experience any such problems. |
| Use high-resolution patterns | Select this check box to print patterns, for example on tasks and allocations, in high-resolution if you experience problems printing patterns using your printer driver, or clear it if you do not experience any such problems. |
Explanation of the Bar chart fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Hide task shadows | Select this check box to print tasks without the 3D shadow effect that appears in the bar chart, or clear it to print tasks with the 3D shadow effect that appears on screen. |
| Show background colour | Select this check box to print the bar chart with a background colour if one has been applied to it, or clear it to print the bar chart with a white background. |
| Show date shading |
Select this check box to print the bar chart with any date range shading that has been applied to it, or clear it to print the bar chart without the date range shading.
If you have configured Asta Powerproject to display date range shading in the date zone as well as in the bar chart, clearing this check box removes date range shading from the bar chart when printing, but not from the date zone. This enables you to save ink: printing when date range shading is displayed in the bar chart can use a lot of ink, especially if you have a large number of date range shading selections.
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| Show standard work shading |
Select this check box to print the bar chart with any standard work shading that has been applied to it, or clear it to print the bar chart without the standard work shading.
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| Group related lines at page boundaries |
Select this check box to specify that wherever possible, allocation bars
Even with this check box selected, if a bar has a large number of associated allocation bars |
| Scale bar chart fonts with spreadsheet |
Select this check box to print the fonts within text annotations and task notes using the same scaling options you apply to spreadsheet fonts, or clear the check box to print them with no scaling.
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Explanation of the Spreadsheet fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Fit columns to text |
Select this check box to alter the size of the spreadsheet columns so that the text they contains fits neatly within, or clear it to print the columns at their current size, which may result in some text being truncated. If you choose to auto-size rows when word wrapping, you may not need to use this printing option in order to display all of the text in the spreadsheet in a printout.
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| Show 3D effect | Select this check box to print the spreadsheet using a 3-dimensional effect, matching the way it appears on screen, or clear it to print the spreadsheet more simply. |
| Show bar shading | Select this check box to print alternate spreadsheet shading, matching the way it appears on screen, or clear it to print the spreadsheet more simply. |
| Show task-per-line column | Select this check box to print the column that shows whether a task is being displayed in one-task-per-line mode, or clear it to omit this column. |
| Visible columns only | Select this check box to print only the spreadsheet columns that are currently in view, or clear it to include all the spreadsheet columns in the printout, including those that are not currently in view. |
| Keep line numbers when printing selection | Select this check box to maintain the line numbering that is applied to bars in the spreadsheet when you are printing a selection of bars, or clear it to renumber the selection of bars that you are printing, starting at 1. |
Explanation of the Date zone fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Display at foot | Select this check box to print the date zone at the bottom of the printout as well as the top, or clear it to print the date zone at the top only. |
| Locked to pages | Select this check box to display the date zone on all pages of output when printing in paginated style, or clear it to display the date zone on the first page only. |
| Show background colour | Select this check box to print the date zone with a background colour if one has been applied to it, or clear it to print the date zone with a white background. |
Explanation of the Histogram fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
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| Show background colour | Select this check box to print histograms with a background colour if one has been applied to them, or clear it to print histograms with a white background. |
| Show date shading |
Select this check box to print histograms with any date range shading that has been applied to the bar chart, or clear it to print histograms without the date range shading.
If you have configured Asta Powerproject to display date range shading in the date zone as well as in the bar chart and you are printing a histogram view, clearing this check box removes date range shading from the histogram view when printing, but not from the date zone. This enables you to save ink: printing when date range shading is displayed in the histogram view can use a lot of ink, especially if you have a large number of date range shading selections.
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| Scale fonts with spreadsheet |
Select this check box to print the fonts within histograms using the same scaling options you apply to spreadsheet fonts, or clear the check box to print them with no scaling.
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| Truncate cumulative/availability graphs at left | Select this check box to terminate the left-hand edge of graphs that display information cumulatively and those that include availability information at the start of the bar chart or at the start of the histogram scope (whichever is latest), or clear this check box to extend such graphs to the project start date. |
| Truncate cumulative/availability graphs at right | Select this check box to terminate the right-hand edge of graphs that display information cumulatively and those that include availability information at the end of the bar chart or at the end of the histogram scope (whichever is latest), or clear this check box to extend such graphs to the project finish date. |
Explanation of the other fields and buttons on the dialog
| Field/Button | Description |
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| Bottom | Click this radio button to print a legend at the bottom of the printout. If you are printing a single border around the whole output, the legend is spread across the pages that make up the bottom of the printout. If you are printing one border per page, the legend appears at the bottom of every page. |
| All | Click this radio button to print a legend at the bottom of every page of the printout. |
| Relevant | Click this radio button to print a legend at the bottom of each page that includes an item that is included in a legend. This provides you with a legend on each page that relates precisely to the items on that page. |
| Font | Click this button to select a font other than the default spreadsheet font for use when printing legends. |
| Use spreadsheet font | Select this check box to print legends using the default spreadsheet font, or clear the check box to specify a different font. |
| Off | Click this radio button to print spreadsheet fonts using the size with which they appear in the current view. |
| Automatic | Click this radio button to print spreadsheet fonts using a default scaling size, which may make them easier to read. |
| Use |
Click this radio button to specify the scale with which to print spreadsheet fonts, in order to make them easier to read.
Enter the scale with which to print fonts in the field to the right. For example, enter 2 to print fonts at double their normal size. |
How do I...
... specify the way in which objects appear in the printed output?
Select or clear the check boxes in the main field to specify the way in which you want objects to be printed.
... specify where legends appear in the printed output?
- Click the Bottomradio button to print a legend at the bottom of the printout. If you are printing a single border around the whole output, the legend is spread across the pages that make up the bottom of the printout. If you are printing one border per page, the legend appears at the bottom of every page.
- Click the Allradio button to print a legend at the bottom of every page of the printout.
- Click the Relevantradio button to print a legend at the bottom of each page that includes an item that is included in a legend. This provides you with a legend on each page that relates precisely to the items on that page.
... specify the font to use when printing legends?
Click Font. The Font dialog appears, which you can use to select the font with which to print legends on the printout. Alternatively, select the Use spreadsheet font check box to print legends using the default spreadsheet font.
... specify the way in which to scale the spreadsheet font in the printout?
Click the Automatic radio button to scale the spreadsheet font using default settings, which may make it easier to read.
Alternatively, click the Use radio button and specify the scaling to apply to the spreadsheet font in the field to the right. For example, enter 2 to print the spreadsheet font at twice its normal size.
To print the spreadsheet font with no scaling, click the Off radio button.