Using print preview

Previewing output for printing

You can print the data displayed in the Preview view. Before printing, you can preview the output on the screen. Your computer must have a default printer specified.

To preview printed output before printing:

Select File>Print Preview from the menu bar.

Focus must be in the Preview view to enable the File>Print Preview menu item. Print Preview displays the DataWindow object as it will print.

Using the IntelliMouse pointing device Using the IntelliMouse pointing device, users can scroll a DataWindow object by rotating the wheel. Users can also zoom a DataWindow object larger or smaller by holding down the Ctrl key while rotating the wheel.

Displaying rulers

You can choose whether to display rulers around page borders in the Print Preview.

To control the display of rulers in Print Preview:

Select or clear the File>Print Preview Rulers toggle switch in the menu bar.

The File>Print Preview Rulers menu item is enabled only if the File>Print Preview menu item is enabled and selected.

Changing margins

You can dynamically change margins while previewing a DataWindow object.

Figure 18-3 shows the left and top margin boundaries of a page containing a DataWindow object. The Print Preview view also displays boundaries for the right and bottom margins when you display the rulers in the view.

Figure 18-3: Displaying page margins in the Print Preview view

The sample shows the upper left quadrant of a report, with rulers along the left and top margins that have arrows marking off the width of the top and left margins.

To change the margins in Print Preview:

Drag the margin boundaries on the rulers.

Zooming the page

You can reduce or enlarge the amount of the page that displays in the Print Preview view. This does not affect the printed output.

To zoom the page on the display screen:

Select File>Print Preview Zoom from the menu bar.
Select the magnification you want and click OK.

The display of the page zooms in or out as appropriate. The size of the contents of the page changes proportionately as you zoom. This type of zooming affects your display but does not affect printing.

Zooming the contents

In addition to zooming the display on the screen, you can also zoom the contents, affecting the amount of material that prints on a page.

To zoom the contents of a DataWindow object with respect to the printed page:

Select Design>Zoom from the menu bar.
Select the magnification you want and click OK.

The contents of the page zooms in or out as appropriate. If you enlarge the contents so they no longer fit, PocketBuilder creates additional pages as needed.