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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Mapping Pens</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">When you print to an HPGL pen plotter, you can map the physical pens to virtual pen positions you define. Pick Pen Mapping on the Print Setup tab to define virtual pens. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">The Pen Mapping dialog box shows each pen defined for the selected plotter, along with its actual color and line width. The first column of numbers on the left shows the physical pen positions. Under Map To, you can enter a virtual pen position. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">Use pen mapping to ensure that colors plot correctly. For example, suppose you have the following pen setup: </p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Now, suppose your pen plot requires that pen 1 is black, pen 2 is green, pen 3 is red, and pen 4 is blue. Your pen mappings should look like this: </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Pen # </p>
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