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Printing Diagrams
To print a Diagram:
- Open, or set the focus to, the desired Diagram.
- Optionally, for Class Diagrams, activate the
, if it wasn't already.
- Either:
- click somewhere in the empty space of the diagram drawing area and
invoke .
or
- right-click on the diagram and invoke
from the pop up menu.
 or
- choose printing settings and click on .
or alternatively,
- Select the desired Diagram in the Model Explorer.
- Either:
- invoke .
or
- right-click on the selection and invoke
from the pop up menu.
 or
- choose printing settings and click on .
The Print Dialog includes many options providing full control on how the diagram
will be printed:

This list combo box shows all the printers installed in the system. Select the
desired printer from the list to which to send the print job.
Also, checking the check box will allow
to send the print job output to a file.
Specify the number of copies to be printed in the copies spinner, and, if the selected
printer supports it, check the check box to collate
the copies.
Select the pages to print, either all pages, or an specific page range determined
by the From/To fields.
Select the orientation of the paper, either or
, and check the
check box to rotate the output
(only if supported by the selected printer).
If the selected printer supports it, you may select to print on both sides of the
paper along the (i.e., duplex) or the
(i.e., tumble).
Select the size and input tray of the desired paper from the list. The values shown are
the ones reported by the selected printer.
- : Scale the diagram to the zoom factor
specified as a percentage or a predefined value (
, ,
).
- : Scale the diagram to fit in the number
of pages specified in rows and columns.
Type the desired values for the top, bottom, left and right margins in inches.
Select how to align the diagram horizontally (left, center, right) and vertically
(top, center, bottom). Note that this setting makes sense only if the diagram fits
in one page (vertical or horizontal), for example when using the scaling.
To print a header and/or footer text check the corresponding check box and type
the desired text.
The following variables are available: $DIAGRAM$ will be replaced by the diagram name;
$DATE$ will be replaced by the current time; $PAGE$ will be replaced by current page;
and $PAGES$ will be replaced by the total number of pages.
Also, you may select how to align the printed text (left, center, right) and the
font to be used.
This panel previews how the diagram will be printed with the chosen options.
The top and left side display the size of the selected paper, in inches or milimeters
depending on the selected list box value.
At the bottom of the preview pane there is a slider useful to change
the page to preview.
Select whether to print in or
(only if supported by the selected printer).
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