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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Print Layout</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">   <img align="bottom" src="graphics/print_layout.gif" border="0">   The Print Layout dialog is similar to the Print Setup.
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               <p class="para_th">NX Print dialog -&rarr; Print Layout tab</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Alignment </p>
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               <p class="para_td">This option lets you customize alignment of the image. </p>
               <p class="para_td">Sheet paper lets you use left, right, or center horizontal alignment. </p>
               <p class="para_td">Roll paper lets you place the image at the top, bottom, or center (vertical alignment). </p>
               <p class="para_td">Align images carefully to avoid clipping. </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Translate with respect to alignment </p>
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               <p class="para_td">This is another method for aligning the image on the paper. </p>
               <p class="para_td">When a sheet-feed plotter is used, adding positive values in either axis offsets the image from the origin (upper left) by a positive value. </p>
               <p class="para_td">When a roll-feed plotter is used, positive values offset the image from the origin, which is the bottom right. </p>
               <p class="para_td">The preview image to the left of the Translate values reflects the effect of the value used. Using negative values on either roll or sheet-feed plotters crops the image. </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Orientation</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Portrait aligns the x-axis with the short side of the plotter. </p>
               <p class="para_td">Landscape aligns the x-axis along the long side. </p>
               <p class="para_td">This rule applies to sheet-feed plotters but it's reversed with roll-feed plotters. Here the y-axis is generally the leading edge of the paper as it's plotted. </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Scaling </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Metric images can be plotted at actual size or as a percentage actual size. This function only works with metric files. </p>
               <p class="para_td">Abstract files, such as raster images, can only be scaled to fit the page as the files have no physical dimensions. </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Printed Image Properties</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define the Width, Height, measurement type (In. or MM.), Paper Size, and Max Print Width </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Profiles (creating, changing, and deleting) </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Once you have defined the settings for your printer (Orientation, Alignment, Scale, and so on), you can create a personal profile with unique configuration options for selected devices. Click the Save Profile button to save the current settings. This option is especially useful when two users need to plot from the same platform but require different settings. When you create custom profiles, you can use Save Profile and Delete Profile to alter or delete any profile other than the system default. </p>
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