Printing Graphs

The Print option is available in all of TableCurve Studio's principal graphs and offers a full print preview. You can use this option to print a half-page, full-page, or custom size graph. You can also add the numeric summary to the printed output, and print individual graphs when there are multiple data sets. It is also an easy matter to print directly to a PDF.

The dialog will contain a preview image of the graph, rendering the image to be printed as accurately as possible. This preview graph will be updated as orientations are changed, options are selected, margins are set, and font scalings changed.

Print to PDF

If "MS Print to PDF" is available, you can check Print to PDF to have the print directly routed to a PDF file.

Orientation

There are four Orientations from which to choose:

·    Half-Page (Portrait) -- the margins are automatically determined

·    Full-Page (Landscape) -- the margins are automatically determined

·    Custom Portrait -- the margins must be specified

·    Custom Landscape -- the margins must be specified

Options

Bounding Frame -- you may elect to print a bounding frame around the graph by checking this option.

Use Color -- you may print the graph in color by checking this item. Note that black and white graphs can be printed regardless of the current Color Scheme.

Add Numeric Summary -- this option prints the Numeric Summary for the fit immediately after the graph. If multiple fits are being printed in a single matrix of graphs, the Numeric Summary for all fits is printed after the graph. This option is only available within the Review.

Individual Graphs -- if this option is checked, the fits are printed separately, one full size graph per fit, and if Add Numeric Summary is checked, the individual Numeric Summary is printed after the graph. This option is only available when multiple graphs are present.

Margins

If you wish to print a custom portrait or landscape graph, you must specify the four margins which define the boundaries of the graph. You can do so in inches or centimeters.

Appearance

Graph Font % -- in some instances, a larger screen font may be used to maintain legibility in graphs. If this Print Preview indicates the need to increase or decrease the overall font scaling, you may enter a different value in the Font % field. You may also use the spin buttons to change this value or select the value from a popup menu activated by holding the right mouse button down when over the field or spin buttons.

Line Width -- with high resolution output devices, the single width lines used by default may appear too light. These lines can be darkened by increasing the line width in the Graph View option.

Num Font % -- in some instances, the Numeric Summary text may overflow the page width. This option changes the font scaling for the font used specifically in the Numeric Summary.

Center Numeric Info -- when possible, this option will center the Numeric Summary in the printed output.

Save Custom Settings

You may Save a custom print file containing the current information. This custom print graph file will have a default [.CPG] extension.

Read Custom Settings

Use the Read option to import custom print settings from a custom print [.CPG] file.

Printer Setup

To select a given printer, use the Setup button. When you select a printer, you will also have the option to modify the printer driver's own dialog, as in the case of setting printer resolution, paper size, and printing multiple copies.

Initiating the Print

Simply press OK to begin the printing, or Cancel to abandon printing. Once printing begins, there will be a brief time where a print job can be canceled during the Windows spooling operation. After that time, a print job must be canceled from Windows Print Manager.

Driver Problems

For some older printer drivers, you may need to set the orientation within the printer setup dialog.