Each print layout contains a set of basic layout options, defining a
header, footer, body and logo. These basic print layout components are
available in all print layout templates. The contents will be printed
on all pages of the final output. Body contents might span over multiple
pages. The body is surrounded by header and footer, whereby the header
and footer are the same on each page and need to be customized just once.
A predefined area on top of the piece of paper is preserved for the
header and information enclosed. The following settings are available
in the header:
Print header
This option toggles printing the header on or off.
Yes
A header with information adjusted below will be printed.
No
A header will not be printed and the preserved area is added to
the print layout body.
Print header line
This option toggles printing a horizontal line as separator on the
bottom of the header on or off. A horizontal line is a visual separator
of header and body contents.
Yes
a horizontal line is printed to separate the header from the body
text.
No
no separator is printed.
Text left
A free text can be entered here, which need to be displayed aligned
left in the header. The text is meant to be a simple ASCII text and the
font as well as the font size or color cannot be changed. The text might
include print layout placeholders,
e.g. for the current date or time.
Text center
A free text can be entered here, which need to be displayed centered
vertically in the header. The text is meant to be a simple ASCII text
and the font as well as the font size or color cannot be changed. The
text might include print layout
placeholders, e.g. for the current date or time.
Text right
A free text can be entered here, which need to be displayed aligned
right in the header. The text is meant to be a simple ASCII text and the
font as well as the font size or color cannot be changed. The text might
include print layout placeholders,
e.g. for the current date or time.
A company logo or any other image might be printed in the top right
corner of the piece of paper. The logo is automatically included into
the print layout header. The following settings for a logo can be adjusted:
Print logo
This option toggles printing the logo on or off.
Yes
the logo will be printed and the preserved area is added to the
print layout header.
No
no logo is printed
Logo (file)
The full path and file name to the logo or image must be entered here.
You can also navigate to a path and choose a file by clicking on the icon
at the right side of the text field. A File Open dialog is opened, where you may select an appropriate image file.
Logo text
A free text can be entered as rich text. By clicking into the text
field and then on the icon, a Rich Text Editor dialog is opened, where you might enter a text, which is displayed
next to the logo. The text might include print
layout placeholders, e.g. for the current date or time.
A predefined area at the bottom of the piece of paper is preserved for
the footer and information enclosed. The following settings are available
in the footer:
Print footer
This option toggles printing the footer on or off.
Yes
a footer is printed with all adjusted information
No
the footer will not be printed and the preserved area is added
to the print layout body.
Print footer line
This option toggles printing a horizontal line as separator on the
bottom of the footer on or off. The horizontal line is a visual separator
of footer and body contents.
Yes
a horizontal line is printed to separate the footer from the body.
No
no separator is printed.
Text left
A free text can be entered here, which need to be displayed aligned
left in the footer. The text is meant to be a simple ASCII text and the
font as well as the font size or color cannot be changed. The text might
include print layout placeholders,
e.g. for the current date or time.
Text center
A free text can be entered here, which need to be displayed centered
vertically in the footer. The text is meant to be a simple ASCII text
and the font as well as the font size or color cannot be changed. The
text might include print layout
placeholders, e.g. for the current date or time.
Text right
A free text can be entered here, which need to be displayed aligned
right in the footer. The text is meant to be a simple ASCII text and the
font as well as the font size or color cannot be changed. The text might
include print layout placeholders,
e.g. for the current date or time.
All data like spectra and plots are printed as images. Their size and
print resolution can be adjusted to meet the best print quality required.
The following parameters can be adjusted:
This parameter controls the height of the image within the body of the
printed page. The height must be given in percent of the whole body/page
height. The current zoom region will be rendered into an image of the
given size.
This parameter controls the width of the image within the body of the
printed page. The width must be given in percent of the whole body/page
width. The current zoom region will be rendered into an image of the given
size.
The spectrum does not fit into the page and
multiple empty pages are created!
In case the printer resolution is lower than the resolution of the image
given by the height and width parameter, the spectrum image will be scaled
to fit the page automatically. In this case, some empty pages might be
produced by the printer automatically.
To overcome this problem, please adjust the spectrum height and spectrum
width parameters to match the printer resolution.
The aspect ratio ensures the image will either be stretched to match
the given height and width or not. The following parameter settings are
available:
Yes
The original aspect ratio is kept. The image is scaled to match the
specified height. The width is recalculated automatically from the original
ratio of height and width. Thus the Image width parameter is ignored in
this case.
No
The image is scaled to the specified height and width without keeping
the original image aspect ratio. This means, the image might be streched
either in horizontal or vertical direction or both.
This parameter controls the final resolution of the image in dpi units
(dots per inch). The monitor screen resolution is typically 72 dpi, whereas
the default printer resolution is typically 150 dpi up to 1200 dpi.
Be careful with high resolution!
The image resolution must be carefully chosen. The print preview or
printing process will slow down significantly the higher the resolution
is chosen. Secondly the request for memory is very high, too.
Therefore high resolutions should only be used with very powerful computers
and corresponding printers. Otherwise resolutions up to 300 dpi will be
sufficient.
This option toggles printing of a signature line at the bottom of the
report. It contains the operator name, the department (both options can
be during installation or via the options-dialog)
and a blank line for the handwritten signature. Future version will additionally
offer the option of printing a digital or electronic signature.
Yes
A signature line will be added at the bottom of the layout, holding
the operator name, department and a blank line for signing.
A predefined area in the center of the piece of paper is preserved for
the body and information enclosed. This area is preserved for the specific
objects and related information available in the software, which need
to be printed.
Thus, these additional components that need to be adjusted for printing
as well. The basic print layout components
are combined with one of the following objects to a final print layout
template.
icon
at the right side of the text field. A 
