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Displays descriptive text about the output device specified in the currently
selected page setup. You can edit this text in the
Plotter Configuration Editor.
Plot to File
Plots output to a file rather than to a plotter or printer. The default location
for plot files is specified in the
Options dialog box, Plot and Publish tab, under
Default Location for Plot-to-File Operations.
If the Plot to File option is turned on, when you click OK in the Plot dialog
box, the Plot to File dialog box (a standard file navigation dialog box) is
displayed.
Partial Preview
Shows an accurate representation of the effective plot area relative to the paper
size and printable area. The tooltip displays the paper size and printable area.
Paper Size
Displays standard paper sizes that are available for the selected plotting device.
If no plotter is selected, the full standard paper size list is displayed and
available for selection.
If the selected plotter doesn't support the layout's selected paper size, a warning
is displayed, and you can select the plotter's default paper size or a custom
paper size.
A default paper size is set for the plotting device when you create a PC3 file
with the Add-a-Plotter wizard. For information about this wizard, see “Set Up
Plotters and Printers” in the Driver and Peripheral Guide. The paper size that you
select in the Page Setup dialog box is saved with the layout and overrides the
PC3 file settings.
The actual printable area of the page, which is determined by the selected
plotting device and paper size, is indicated in the layout by a dashed line.
If you are plotting a raster image, such as a BMP or TIFF file, the size of the
plot is specified in pixels, not in inches or millimeters.
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