When you are ready to print your map you need to define the area that you want to print and select the scale the map will print to. Printing the map to scale will ensure recipients of the map can scale off the map.
1.Open the printing tools by clicking the Printing toolbar. 
2.Click the Set Print Frame button 
.
The Print Preferences dialog box will appear.
3.Select the paper size from the Paper Size drop-down list.
The three A4 size options are a little different from the usual:
Paper size |
Description |
|---|---|
A4 Small |
A layout with large margins. Meets the minimum planning requirements. Images saved at this scale fit neatly and easily into documents without the need to resize them. |
A4 |
A layout with moderate margins. Useful for adding headers and footers and a company logo. Gives you space for a binder. |
A4 large |
A layout with small margins. You can add a small header and logo. Difficult to bind. |
4.Click a radio button 
to select the orientation you would like: portrait or landscape.
5.Choose whether to print to a variable scale or a set scale:
Scale |
Description |
|---|---|
Variable |
Promap will allow you to adjust the size of the print frame. See To stretch a variable scale print frame. |
Set at a specific scale |
Either click one of the suggested scales e.g. 1:1250 or type the scale you would like in to the Custom Scale text box. Promap will accept typed scales between 1:50 and 1:10,000, depending on the layer you are printing. |
6.Click the Apply button.
A blue rectangle will appear over your map. This is the print frame. This frame is defining the area you wish to print; everything inside the frame would print if you printed the map.
7.If the frame doesn't cover the right amount of land, click one of the other set scale options and click Apply again.
8.When you are happy with your selections, click OK.
The Print Preferences dialog box will close and the print frame will show on your map. At the top of the print frame you will see:
•The paper size selected
•The current printable scale in parenthesis
•The area of land contained within the print frame in hectares or km2 depending on the size of the frame
•The initial print charge
9.Now go to To fix a print frame for the next step.
Note When the print frame changes in size or the scale is adjusted, Promap recalculates the cost of printing the map and displays it at the top of the print frame. |
See also