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Page Setup Dialog Box Properties

Use the Page Setup dialog box to specify the page properties of the printed or exported output file. This topic describes how to update page properties for print or export.

This topic contains the following sections:

• Page Setup Dialog Box Properties for Print
• Page Setup Dialog Box Properties for Export

Page Setup Dialog Box Properties for Print

When you open the Page Setup dialog box by selecting More Setting in the Print dialog box, you can specify the page properties of the printed output file.

Page

Specify page type and size.

• Type
  Select the page type from the drop-down list. Select Custom Size if you want to define the page width and height by yourself.
• Width
  Type the width of the page, in inches.
• Height
  Type the height of the page, in inches.

Margin

Specify page margin.

• Top
  Type the distance of the layout area to the top edge of the page, in inches.
• Bottom
  Type the distance of the layout area to the bottom edge of the page, in inches.
• Left
  Type the distance of the layout area to the left edge of the page, in inches.
• Right
  Type the distance of the layout area to the right edge of the page, in inches.

OK

Select to apply any changes you made here and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help button

Select to view information about the dialog box.

Close button

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

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Page Setup Dialog Box Properties for Export

When you open the Page Setup dialog box by selecting the Page Setup button in the Export dialog box or Print dialog box, you can specify the page properties of the output file, and the dialog contains two tabs: General and Export.

You see these elements on both tabs:

OK

Select to apply any changes you made here and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help button

Select to view information about the dialog box.

Close button

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

General Tab Properties

Use the General tab to update the general page properties of the exported output file.

Page

Specify page type and size.

• Type
  Select the page type from the drop-down list. Select Custom Size if you want to define the page width and height by yourself.
• Width
  Specify the page width when the page type is Custom Size.

  Select Auto Fit if you want to dynamically calculate the page width according to the content width within the page. This property only works in system layout when you are exporting multiple library components.

• Height
  Specify the page height when the page type is Custom Size.

  Select Auto Fit if you want to dynamically calculate the page height according to the content height within the page. This property only works in system layout when you are exporting multiple library components.

Orientation

Specify paper orientation. Select Portrait to position the page vertically, or select Landscape to position the page horizontally.

Margin

Specify page margin.

• Top
  Type the distance of the layout area to the top edge of the page, in inches.
• Bottom
  Type the distance of the layout area to the bottom edge of the page, in inches.
• Left
  Type the distance of the layout area to the left edge of the page, in inches.
• Right
  Type the distance of the layout area to the right edge of the page, in inches.

Export Tab Properties

Use the Export tab to update the page properties of different export format.

Export To

Select the export format to customize the page properties of its output file.

Auto

Select Auto if you want to use the page properties in the General tab of the dialog box. Clear Auto if you want to customize the page properties for each format.

Page

Page properties.

Orientation

Select the paper orientation for the output file: Portrait (vertically) or Landscape (horizontally).

Margin

Specify page margin.

• Top
  Type the distance of the layout area to the top edge of the page, in inches.
• Bottom
  Type the distance of the layout area to the bottom edge of the page, in inches.
• Left
  Type the distance of the layout area to the left edge of the page, in inches.
• Right
  Type the distance of the layout area to the right edge of the page, in inches.

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