Topic: DMD0284
Print All
The Print All dialog is used to generate a hard copy of the contents of a Do-more Designer project, including the user documentation, cross reference data, and the ladder logic in the code-blocks. The Print All dialog is opened selecting the File-> Print All menu selection of the Offline toolbar.
The Select Items to Print displays a list of the code-blocks in the project that will be printed. The code-blocks are listed in execution order. By default All of the documented program elements, all of the code-blocks, and all of the cross reference data will be included in the print operation.
To exclude any of this information from the printout, click the checkbox to the left of the Docs, XRef, or Program/Task item in the tree view. To change the what is included or excluded within any of the three sections, click on that section in the tree view (or click on the Docs, XRef or Ladder tab), this will display the section-specific ranges of information that can be printed.
The Documentation Settings tab defines which ranges of program elements to have their user documentation included in the printout.
Click in the box to the left of an item in the Elements list to select or deselect an entire range or program elements, or use the Set All or Clear All to include or exclude all of the ranges respectively.
The Misc. group only has only printing option, that is the number of columns to print on a page. Use the drop-down list to choose from 2 to 6 columns per page.
The selections in the Ladder Settings group specify how much of the selected code-block to include in the printout, whether to include the element documentation and Rung comments or not, and the print size options.
The Range group defines how much of the code-block to print.
All - select this option to print all of the ladder logic in the code-block
Rungs - select this option to print only the specified range of rungs in the code-block. Enter the first and last rung to print in the fields provided.
Addresses - select this option to print only the specified range of addresses in the code-block. Enter the first and last address to print in the fields provided.
The Documentation group defines which of the project documentation to include on the printout.
Elements - check to include the element name (e.g. X0, R0, etc.)
Nicknames - check to include element nicknames (e.g. MotorStart, Pump27, etc.)
Extra Info - check to include element wiring info (e.g. Blue - 10)
Descriptions - check to include element descriptions (e.g. This is the Motor Starter )
Comments - check to include all of the rung comments in the code-block.
The Misc group defines the line drawing characteristics
Zoom - sets the zoom level that will be used to generate the printout, select from 35%, 55%, 65%, 75%, 85%, 100%, 125%, 150%, 175%, 200%, or 225%
Columns - designates how many columns will be on each page, select from 1, 2, or 3
Pen Size - designates the width of the pen used to draw the rungs and elements, there are 4 sizes to pick from
The Cross Reference Settings tab defines how much of the cross reference database contents to include in the printout.
Click in the box to the left of an item in the Elements list to select or deselect an entire range or program elements, or use the Set All or Clear All to include or exclude all of the ranges respectively.
The Options group contains more print settings.
The Printer group selects the printer to use.
Use Default - the default printer selection on the PC is displayed in the list. To select a different printer uncheck this option and use the down arrow in the Printer field to select from among the printers that are available on the PC.
Black and White - by default the print output will be in color to match the colors that are used in the Do-more Designer programming software. Check this box to force the printout from color to black and white.
The Header and Footer group optionally adds a line of text to the top and bottom of each page in the printout
Header - specifies the text to add to the top and bottom of each page
Date - specifies the date to put on the printout
Today! - click this button to retrieve the current date from this computer
Begin page numbering with - specifies the first page number to use on the printout
The Title Page group optionally includes the Title Page
Print it! - check this box to include the Title Page in the printout
Edit ... - click this button to invoke the Title Page Editor
The Font Group selects the font to use when generating the printout
Select... - click this button to display a list of the fonts loaded on the computer and select the font to use
Click the OK button to initiate the print preview using the settings currently displayed.
Click the Cancel button to exit the dialog without generating the print preview..
Click the Printer Setup... button to invoke the setup dialog for the currently selected printer.
Click the Page Setup... button to invoke a dialog to set the margins for the printed page.
Click the Help button to invoke the main help system.
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