Print dialog - Details tab
You use the Details tab of the Print dialog to specify the a number of options that affect the printed output. You can specify the Powerdraw border file you want to print around the output and select the page size and pagination of the paper you are using. You can choose to print information between a selected range of dates, specify the order in which information is printed onto multiple pages, and select the language in which you want any text within the selected border file to be printed. You can also save your printing options as a print profile, which you can select at a later date in order to print information using the same settings.
How to access the Print dialog
To access the Print dialog, click the File tab, click Print, then click Print Options.
Explanation of the fields and buttons on the dialog
| Field/Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Border file |
Select a border to print around the output. Make sure you choose a border that is appropriate for the size of the paper on which you will be printing and the orientation you will be using.
This field displays the border files that are located in the folder specified
in the Border row of the File Locations
tab of the Options dialog, and optionally those that
are located in the \Borders\ folder within the folder in which
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| Browse |
Click this button
Click the dropdown and select Vision to display the Download From Asta Vision dialog, in which you can download a border that has been uploaded using Asta Vision's Global Files page. |
| Edit | Click this button to launch Powerdraw and edit the selected border. |
| Embed |
You can embed borders within a project so that they can always be used for printing even if the original border file itself is not distributed with the project.
Click this button to embed the selected border into the current project. Note that embedding a border file into a project increases the file size of the project.
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| Delete | Click this button to delete the selected embedded border from the project. Note that this button only appears when you select a border that has already been embedded into the project. |
| Style | Indicates how the border file has been generated. |
| Border page size | The selected border's page size, height, width and orientation. |
| Printer page size |
Select the size of paper on which to print and whether to print in landscape or portrait.
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| Date range |
To print information between a range of dates, enter a range of dates in the From and To fields.
If you leave both fields blank, all information is printed; if you leave the From field blank, information is printed from the project start date to the To date; if you leave the To date blank, information is printed from the From date to the project finish date.
You can specify these dates as variable dates - for example 'Today', 'Month start' and 'Year end' - rather than as specific dates. You might want to do this in order to print information relating to the current week, month or quarter - by specifying 'Week start' and 'Week end', 'Month start' and 'Month end' or 'Quarter start' and 'Quarter end'.
These fields do not appear if you are printing a calendar view.
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| Language |
Specify the language in which to print any textual information that is contained within the selected border file. You can only select a language in this field if you select a border that has been configured with text translations in more than one language.
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| Down, then over |
Click this radio button to print pages down, then over. This affects the way in which pages of the output are numbered.
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| Over, then down |
Click this radio button to print pages over, then down. This affects the way in which pages of the output are numbered.
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| Print profile |
Select a print profile in order to print the current view using the print settings that have been saved in the print profile.
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| Save As | Click this button to save the current print options as a new print profile. |
| Delete | Click this button to delete the selected print profile. |
How do I...
... specify
the Powerdraw border to print around the output?
Select a border with which to frame the output in the Border file group.
You can embed borders within a project so that they can always be used for printing even if the original border file itself is not distributed with the project. Embedded borders are listed alphabetically at the top of the Border file field, followed by an alphabetical list of the borders that are available in the default Border files folder.
To embed a border into the current project, select a border file and click Embed. To delete an embedded border from the project, select it and click Delete.
You can specify whether you want to print the border around the output or around each individual page of the output on the Scaling tab.
You can edit the selected border in Powerdraw by clicking Edit if required.
... download a border from Asta Vision to print around the output?
If your organisation has uploaded one or more border files using Asta Vision's Global Files page to make them available to all users, you can download these borders and use them when printing:
- Click the dropdown to the right of the Browse button and select Vision from the menu that appears. The Download From Asta Vision dialog appears (if you are not currently signed into Asta Vision, you need to sign in before the dialog appears).
This dialog displays a list of all the border files that have been uploaded using Asta Vision's Global Files page. The Status column displays 'New' for borders that you have not yet downloaded; 'Updated' for borders that you have downloaded where a more recent version is available to download; and nothing for borders where you have already downloaded the latest version. - Select a border and click Download to download the border file to your local 'Border' folder, as specified on the File Locations tab of the Options dialog, and to select it in the Border file field on the Print dialog.
... specify
the page size and orientation on which to print?
- Select the page size, for example A3 or A4, in the Printer page size field.
- Select the orientation with which to print, for example portrait or landscape, in the field to the right of the Printer page size field.
If you are printing a border around the output, make sure that the page size and orientation of the border matches that of the paper you are using.
... print information
between a range of dates?
Enter a range of dates in the Date range group.
... select
the language in which to print any text within the selected border file?
Select the language in the Language field. You can only select a different language in this field if the selected border file has been configured with text translations in more than one language.
... specify
the order in which information is printed onto multiple pages?
Specify the order you want in the Print order field. The print order affects how pages of the output are numbered.
... save my printing options for later use?
- Click Save As. The Save Profile dialog appears.
- Enter a name for the profile and click OK to return to the Print dialog.
The profile is now available in the Print profile field for later use.
... print using a saved print profile?
Select the print profile you want to use to print the information in the Print profile field.
... delete a print profile?
- Select the print profile you want to delete in the Print profile field.
- Click Delete.
Printing a border around your output
Specifying the size and orientation of paper to print on
Printing information between a range of dates
Using variable dates such as 'Today' or 'Tomorrow'
Printing border file text in a different language