Access Methods
Menu:
Summary
Specifies the page setup for the current layout or drawing sheet.
List of Options
The following options are available.
Current Layout
Lists the current layout to which the page setup will be applied. If the Page Setup Manager is opened from a layout, displays the name of the current layout.
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Displayed when the Page Setup Manager is opened from a layout.
Page Setups
Displays the current page setup, sets a different page setup as current, creates a new page setup, and modifies an existing page setup.
- Current Page Setup
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Displays the page setup that is applied to the current layout.
- Page Setup List
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Lists the page setups that are available to apply to the current layout or when you publish.
If the Page Setup Manager is opened from a layout, the current page setup is selected by default. The list includes the named page setups and layouts that are available in the drawing. Layouts that have a named page setup applied to them are enclosed in asterisks, with the named page setup in parentheses; for example, *Layout 1 (System Scale-to-fit)*. You can double-click a page setup in this list to set it as the current page setup for the current layout.
- Set Current
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Sets the selected page setup as the current page setup for the current layout. You cannot set the current layout as the current page setup.
- New
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Displays the New Page Setup dialog box, in which you can enter a name for the new page setup and specify the page setup to use as a starting point.
- Modify
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Displays the Page Setup dialog box, in which you can edit the settings for the selected page setup.
- Import
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Displays the Select Page Setup From File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box), in which you can select a drawing format (DWG), DWT, or drawing interchange format (DXF)™ file from which to import one or more page setups. If you select DWT as the file type, the Template folder opens automatically in the Select Page Setup From File dialog box. When you click OK, the Import Page Setup dialog box is displayed.
Selected Page Setup Details
Displays information about the selected page setup.
- Device Name
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Displays the name of the plot device specified in the currently selected page setup.
- Plotter
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Displays the type of plot device specified in the currently selected page setup.
- Plot Size
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Displays the plot size and orientation specified in the currently selected page setup.
- Where
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Displays the physical location of the output device specified in the currently selected page setup.
- Description
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Displays descriptive text about the output device specified in the currently selected page setup.
Display When Creating a New Layout
Not relevant to DWG TrueView. This is a feature used in AutoCAD and AutoCAD-based products when creating new layouts.