Print a Grid
- Last UpdatedAug 05, 2025
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To print the currently displayed grid:
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From the Right-Click Context Sensitive Menu select the Print Grid View option, or from the Grid Actions section of the Home Tab, select the Quick Report option. Displays the grid in the Report Viewer window (see View and Print Reports) from where it can be printed.
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From the Right-Click Context Sensitive Menu select the Print Grid option, or from the Project Tab, select the Print option.
The Print Preview window is then displayed.
The window displays a preview of the grid. Click the Print toolbar button to print it, or select the Print option from the File menu. The File menu also includes a Page Setup option, which accesses the standard Windows Page Setup window.
Thumbnail images of each page are displayed in the left-hand pane of the window. The section of the page currently being viewed in the main viewing pane is blanked out in the thumbnail (see the example above).
To close and open the thumbnail pane, select the Thumbnails option from the View menu.
Toolbar Buttons
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Hand Tool |
Used to drag the page view in any direction. Click on the page with this tool activated, drag the page until the required view is visible, then release the mouse button. Also available on the Tools menu. |
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Snapshot Tool |
Used to take screen captures of a page, or part of a page. Captures are copied to the clipboard. To take a capture of an entire page, click on the page with this tool activated.To take a capture of a part of a page, click on one corner of the area to be captured, then drag the cursor to the opposite corner of the area and release the mouse button. Also available on the Tools menu. |
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Dynamic Zoom Tool |
When this tool is active, the page will be zoomed into when the cursor is dragged up the page or the mouse wheel rolled up, and zoomed out when it the cursor is dragged down or the mouse wheel rolled down. Also available on the Tools menu. |
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Zoom In Tool |
When this tool is active, left-clicking the mouse on a page will zoom into that page to the next standard zoom level. Also available on the Tools menu. |
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Zoom Out Tool |
When this tool is active, left-clicking the mouse on a page will zoom out from that page to the next standard zoom level. Also available on the Tools menu. |
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Page Width |
Sets the view to same width as the current page. Also available on the View menu. |
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Margin Width |
Sets the view to the width of the margins of the grid image on the current page. Also available on the View menu. |
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Whole Page |
Sets the view to display the entire current page. Also available on the View menu. |
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Zoom In |
Zooms into the page to the next standard zoom level. Also available on the View menu. |
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Zoom |
Used to change the zoom level the value selected from the list accessed from this field, or typed into this field. Also available on the View menu. |
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Zoom Out |
Zooms out from the page to the next standard zoom level. Also available on the View menu. |
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Continuous |
Removes the gaps between the different pages of the preview in the main view. Click this button again to replace the gaps. |
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Page Layout |
Opens a drop-down list from where various page layout options can be selected. |
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Close Preview |
Closes the Print Preview window. Also available from the File menu (Exit option). |
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First Page |
Displays the first page of the preview. Also available on the View menu. |
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Previous Page |
Displays the previous page of the preview. Also available on the View menu. |
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Next Page |
Displays the next page of the preview Also available on the View menu. |
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Last Page |
Displays the last page of the preview Also available on the View menu. |
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Previous View |
Changes the display the previous view. Also available on the View menu. |
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Next View |
Changes the display the next view. Also available on the View menu. |