Page setup
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Command |
Path |
Shortcut |
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Page Setup |
File |
Ctrl+Alt+P |
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:
Select the command. The Page Setup dialog box opens.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Pages |
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Horizontal |
Specify the number of pages in the horizontal direction |
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Vertical |
Specify the number of pages in the vertical direction |
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Show page boundary |
Displays 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. Sheet layers always display the page boundary. |
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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) |
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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. |
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Printable Area |
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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 |
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Size/Width/Height |
To manually specify the paper size, select the appropriate drawing units (inch or millimeter) and enter the paper Width and Height |
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Printer Setup |
Accesses the Printer Setup dialog box for specifying the printer, paper size, drawing scale, and orientation; see Printer setup |