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Adjusting the page for the drawing

Paper size, margins

Page size	Selects the size of used sheet format.
Landscape	Defines whether portrait or landscape orientation of the sheet should be used.
Page margins	Specifies margins around the sheet.
Set printer margins	Sets the margins according to the current printer.

Show grid	Displays or hides the grid.
Snap	If ON, the cursor snaps to the grid.
Step	Specifies the step of the grid, i.e. the distance between two points of the grid.
Grid	Specifies which points of the grid are visible. E.g. number 10 in this field means that each tenth point of the grid is visible. But all the invisible points are "active" as well and can be used for cursor snapping.
Grid origin	Defines the location of grid starting point on the page.

Printer setup	Sets the printer and his properties.
Show printable area	Displays the printable area in the Graphic output dialogue.

Graphics

Selects the mode for drawings in the graphic output.

Windows – standard Windows drawing library is used.

OpenGL – OpenGL library is used which supports e.g. rendered drawings.

Line thickness multiplier	Defines the multiplier for thickness of drawn lines.
Line pattern	Defines the line pattern.
Minimal line thickness	This line thickness is used when the drawing is printed. If there are lines in the drawing that are thinner than the specified minimal line thickness, they are printed thicker to comply with the adjusted limit.

The graphic output can be fitted with a header and footer positioned at the top or the bottom of the page respectively.

Font	Selects the font for the header and footer.
Character set	Selects the character set for the header and footer.
Bold	The header and footer are in bold letters.
Italic	The header and footer are in italic letters.
Underline	The header and footer are in underlined letters.
Strikeout	Letters of the header and footer are stroked out.
Colour	Selects the colour of the header and footer letters.
Header + footer at left + right side	Positions the header and footer to the left and right hand side of the page instead to the top and bottom sides.

Header	Here the user can type the header text.
Alignment	Specifies the alignment for the header.
Height	Specifies the height of the header.
Offset	Specifies the offset of the header.
Rotation	Specifies the rotation of the header.
Footer	Here the user can type the footer text.
Alignment	Specifies the alignment for the footer.
Height	Specifies the height of the footer.
Offset	Specifies the offset of the footer.
Rotation	Specifies the rotation of the footer.

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