Options new - Print and Publish tab

Use this tab to control settings for printing and publishing.

DIALOG BOX OPTIONS

Default Output Device Select a default printer to assign to new drawings.

Add or Configure Printers Click to open the Printer Configuration Manager dialog box and manage printer configuration files (.pc3 files).

Enable Background Print when Printing Mark to allow print processing in the background.

Enable Background Print when Publishing Mark to allow publish processing in the background.

Automatic Publish Mark to automatically publish a drawing when it is saved or closed.

Automatic Publish Settings Click to open the Automatic Publish Settings dialog box and specify settings for publishing drawings to .dwf, .dwfx, or .pdf files when you save or close a drawing file or run the Auto Publish command.

Keep the Layout Paper Size if Possible Choose to use the paper size specified in the Page Setup dialog box. If the selected output device doesn't support this paper size, the following setting is applied.

Use the Print Device Paper Size Choose to use the paper size specified in the printer default settings if the output device is a system printer. Otherwise the paper size specified in the printer configuration file (PC3) is used.

OLE Print Quality Select the default print quality for OLE objects.

Specify Print Offset Relative To Choose whether to set the print offset relative to the printable area or the edge of the paper.

Print Stamp Settings Click to open the Print Stamp Settings dialog box and specify header and footer options for printed drawings.

Print Style Table Settings Click to open the Print Style Table Settings dialog box and specify print style table settings for new drawings created without a template or legacy drawings.

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