When you create a new print layout, all the elements are provide by default. Edit them as necessary. All page elements except custom symbols and text are placed at a predetermined location on the page which cannot be modified. You can specify the placement of custom logos and text.
To create a new print layout
- Click File menu
NewPrint Layout.The Print Layout Editor displays an XML template that includes all possible print layout elements.
- Edit the XML template as necessary.
- When specifying a background color, enter color values for red, green, and blue using RGB color values. There are 256 possible values for each of the red, green, and blue components of a color pixel on a computer screen. Each color value ranges from 0 (no color) to 255 (full color). A full color value combines a red, a green, and a blue value. The following table provides sample color values (red, green, blue):
RGB values Color 0, 0, 0 black 255 ,0, 0 bright red 255, 255, 0 bright yellow 0, 0, 255 bright blue 255, 255, 255 white - Custom logos are stored in a Symbol Library resource. If you are adding a logo to a layout, locate the CustomLogos section and specify the logo position, Symbol Library resource, name, size, and rotation.
Valid units for LogoPosition are percent, meters, and inches. If the PositionUnits value is not specified, the default is percent. Valid units for LogoSize are meters and inches. Default LogoSize units are inches.
- If you are adding text to a layout, locate the CustomText section and specify the text position, font and size, and the text to print.
Valid units for TextPosition are percent, meters, and inches. If the PositionUnits value is not specified, the default is percent. Valid units for FontHeight are inches, meters, and points. Default FontHeight units are points.
- When specifying a background color, enter color values for red, green, and blue using RGB color values. There are 256 possible values for each of the red, green, and blue components of a color pixel on a computer screen. Each color value ranges from 0 (no color) to 255 (full color). A full color value combines a red, a green, and a blue value. The following table provides sample color values (red, green, blue):
- Click Validate to check for syntax errors.
Syntax errors are displayed at the bottom of the Print Layout Editor.
- If errors are detected, click on each error in turn to locate the problem in the XML code.
When you have addressed each error, a message indicates that the layout is valid.
- Click File menu Save As to save the layout.
When you create a new print command in the Web Layout Editor, the print layouts you have saved are available under Additional Parameters. For more information, see Customizing Commands.