Previewing Printouts

You can see how the drawing will look when it is printed or plotted.

To preview a printout:

  1. Click File > Print Preview (or type Preview).

  2. Use the toolbar to:

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    • Print or plot the drawing.

    • Pan the preview.

    • Zoom in or out (the default state).

    • Zoom to window specified by two opposite points on the preview.

    • Zoom to the original view of the preview.

    • Close the preview.

Note: It is required that a printer has already been assigned to the current Model or layout Sheet. Use the PageLayout command to assign a printer to the Model or Sheet.

Access

Command: Preview

Menu: File > Print Preview

Related Topics

Printing / Plotting

Creating and Managing Sheets

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Parent Topic

Printing and Plotting Drawings