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Specifying
margins for printing
The margins used for printing spectra or images on paper are shown in the Top,
Bottom, Left and Right text boxes in the Margins (Inches) box. The margin values
are in inches (some international versions of OMNIC use millimeters instead; this is
set by Windows Control Panel).
If you are using paper with a preprinted grid, set the margins to correspond with the
margins on the paper or to values that position the image at the desired location. You
may need to experiment to determine the correct margin values for your paper.
Before you create a new report template with Template in the Report menu, use
the options in the Margins box to set the margins for reports to be printed with the
template. Once you create the template, you cannot change its margins.
Specifying how to print
spectra and other images
Specify the thickness of the lines used to print spectra by typing the desired value in
the Line Thickness text box in the Spectra box. The thickness is measured in units
that are the equivalent of displayed pixels. If you have turned on Show colors as
patterns (explained later in this section), the Line thickness option is not available.
Specify the thickness of the lines used to print spectra by typing a value in the Line
Thickness text box. The thickness is measured in units that are the equivalent of
displayed pixels. The allowed values are 1 through 10. If you have turned on Show
Colors As Patterns (explained below), Line Thickness is not available.
If you want spectra that are displayed in different colors to be printed using
different patterns to represent the colors, turn on Show Colors As Patterns. This
feature is useful for overlaid spectra that would be hard to differentiate if printed
on a black-and-white printer or if photocopied later. If you turn this option on,
Line Thickness becomes unavailable and all the spectra are printed with line
patterns (dashed lines, for example) having the same thickness.
Select the desired page orientation for printing from the Orientation drop-down
list box: Landscape for a horizontal page or Portrait for a vertical page.
Note
Changing the setting of the Orientation option does not reset the Orientation
parameter in the Print Setup dialog box; however, the setting of Orientation in the
Print options will be used when you print. Also, the page orientation setting in
Windows Control Panel or in the printer setup dialog box for other applications is
not affected by the setting you make here. See “Setting up the printer” in the “File”
chapter for more information on the Orientation parameter. ▲
Before you create a new report template with Template in the Report menu, use
the Orientation option to specify a portrait or landscape orientation for the reports.
Once you create the template, you cannot change its orientation.
Specifying fonts
for printed text
Note
The Fonts list box lets you specify which fonts, styles and sizes to use when printing
various types of text. Each type is listed in the Type column of the list box and is
described in the following table. The Style column indicates the font style used for
each text type. The Size column shows the current font size in points. The Name
column shows the current font name. The text types listed correspond to the types of
the same name that you specify for displaying using the View options.
The font used to print text contained in the log window is the same font that is used
to display the text. See “Specifying fonts for displayed text” for details. ▲
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