Printing

Introduction

From the Browser, you can print a diagram or the current contents of the information area. You can also specify the print commands that the UML suite uses.

Printing a diagram to a file

You can also print a diagram to a file in Interleaf, FrameMaker, Encapsulated Postscript, or Windows Metafile format. For more information, see the otexport command in The UML Suite System Administrator's Guide.

How to specify the print commands

You specify a print command for diagrams (File | Printer Setup | Graphical) and for printed text (File | Printer Setup | Text).

ÿ To specify the print command:

1. Select File | Printer Setup | Graphical or File | Printer Setup | Text.
2. In the Printer Setup dialog box, specify the desired settings, and then click OK.

Sharing Printer Setup options

Use Options |Copy M4 Variables to make your Printer Setup options available to other UML suite users.  See Browser Settings in The UML Suite Project Management Guide for more information.

How to print the current view

ÿ To print the current view, select File | Print View.

The UML suite prints the contents of the information area.

How to print a diagram

ÿ To print a diagram:

1. In the information area, select the diagram that you want to print.
2. Select File | Print.

   The UML suite prints the diagram using the Print Options specified in the diagram editor, as described later in this section. At the bottom of the diagram is a print box containing the diagram's full file name, the date it was last changed, and its status.

Alternative

To print a diagram from a diagram editor, select File | Print.

How to specify diagram print options

ÿ To specify diagram print options:

1. In a diagram editor, select File | Print Options.
2. In the Print Options dialog box, select the desired options, and then click OK.