Printing Results
The print menu allows the design outputs to be printed to either a printer or as a pdf. There is also an option to define the Job and Project references, which is also included in the Edit menu.
Selecting either print option will open the following popup menu -
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The printer or pdf writer can be selected using the Printer drop down. To print, select the
icon.
If the print to pdf option is selected, clicking on
creates an open print session – this is noted at the bottom of the screen, as indicated below –
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An open pdf session allows other design outputs to be added to a pdf file, for example when compiling design calculations for a project. To create the pdf file, expand the drop down to give the following submenu –
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Selecting the Close PDF session will open the Save Print Output As menu, where the file location and file name for the pdf file can be input.
The PowerPad menu allows for either the current design brief, or all design briefs in the current file, to be exported to Word. This requires the Office Tools module.