Printing information about entities

You can print the following information about entities:

  • The tree from the Entities view
  • A structure chart
  • The Impact Entities view or Dead Ends view
  • The Impact Path Chart

To print the Entities view tree

The tree view prints as displayed; only folders that are expanded in the tree view will print.

  1. Select a row in the Entities view to activate the Entities view.
  2. From the File menu, select Print. The Print dialog box appears.
  3. Specify the number of copies to be printed.
  4. Specify the page range you want to print.
  5. Click OK.

To print the structure chart

Note: Printing from a plotter will produce better results for larger charts. Even without a plotter, varying the structure chart settings can make large, complex charts useful on smaller paper sizes.

  1. With the structure chart is open, do one of the following:
    • From the File menu, select Print.
    • Click print.jpg.

The Print dialog box appears.

  1. Choose the Print Scaling options you want to use.
  2. Specify the number of copies to be printed.
  3. Specify the page range you want to print.
  4. Click OK.

Note

Before printing, you may want to select Print Preview from the File menu to see how your results will appear. Use the Print Setup command from the File menu to make any necessary printing changes.

To print the Impact Entities view or the Dead Ends view of the Impact Analyzer window

  1. Make the Impact Analyzer window the active window.
  2. Select from the Type drop-down list the entity type you want to print information about.
  3. Select an item in the view you want to print—either the Impact Entities view or the Dead Ends view.
  4. From the File menu, select Print. The Print dialog box appears.
  5. Specify the number of copies to be printed.
  6. Specify the page range you want to print.
  7. Click OK.
  8. If you want to print information about another entity type, select that type from the Type drop-down list, and repeat the steps above for printing.

To print Impact Path Chart

  1. Make the Impact Path Chart the active window.
  2. From the File menu, select Print. The Print dialog box appears.
  3. Choose the Print Scaling options you want to use.
  4. Specify the number of copies to be printed.
  5. Specify the page range you want to print.
  6. Click OK.

Scaling Options

Special print options are available on the Print dialog box when printing some views. These options let you print:

  • On one page as a percentage of the normal size
  • Across multiple pages according to your width and height specifications

The setting you choose remains in effect until you change it. If your chart is very complex or large, you can improve readability by selecting various options below.

To print a chart on one page as a percentage of its normal size

  1. On the Print dialog box, click Scaled.
  2. Click the Adjust to radio button.
  3. Type a number in the % of normal size field.
  4. Click OK.

To print a chart across multiple pages according to your width and height specifications

  1. On the Print dialog box, click Scaled.
  2. Click Fit to.
  3. Type the number of pages wide and tall in the appropriate fields.
  4. Click OK.


 

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