Page Setup

The Page Setup dialog box settings determine the number of sheets of paper (pages) required to print the entire drawing on the selected printer. It is also used to specify whether to display the gray box representing the print area for design layers, and whether to display page breaks in the drawing file.

To change the page setup settings:

1. Select File > Page Setup.

The Page Setup dialog box opens.

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Pages
Horizontal	Specify the number of pages in the horizontal direction
Vertical	Specify the number of pages in the vertical direction
Show page boundary	Select to display a gray border around the perimeter of the print area for design layers (this setting is selected by default); alternatively, press Alt+B (Windows) or Command+B (Mac) to toggle selection in this field. This setting also affects the visibility of the page boundary in a unified view. Sheet layers always display the page boundary.
Show page breaks	Indicates how the drawing is divided over each printable page; for design layers, the page boundary must be displayed in order to see the page breaks (this setting is selected by default)
Show watermarks	If the file is created in an educational version of Vectorworks products, it includes a watermark. This option is selected by default and indicates whether to display watermarks on screen, at the top and bottom of every page boundary; the page boundary must be displayed in order to see the watermarks. The title bar clearly indicates watermarked files. A watermarked file always prints the watermark, regardless of the display option set here.
Printable Area
Choose size unavailable in printer setup	If the desired paper size is not available in the Printer Setup dialog box (see Printer Setup), select this option, and then select the desired paper Size from the list; this is useful when sending files to a print bureau that has different paper sizes available
Size/Width/Height	To manually specify the paper size, select the appropriate drawing units (inch or millimeter) and enter the paper Width and Height
Printer Setup	Accesses the Printer Setup dialog box for specifying the printer, paper size, drawing scale, and orientation; see Printer Setup

2. Specify the page setup options, and click OK.

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