Promap features of the week - Article 6

The sixth offering in our Promap ‘Features of the week’ blog looks at printing your map as a PDF or saving as an image.

These blog articles are run in conjunction with our free Masterclass webinars, which demonstrate the features in action.  To register for the next free webinar click here. 

Setting / Fixing Print Frames

When setting and fixing print frames there are a few points that will make the process easier:

• Use the “Set frame” option under the print tab to set the paper size, orientation and scale for your map.
• When choosing a paper size you will be given three options for A4:
• A4 small - a smaller area of mapping and larger margins at the side and bottom of your page.  This is useful if you want to put more information into your footer.
• A4 - the standard size 
• A4 Large –reduces the margins at the side and bottom of the page to the minimum to give you a larger print area. This can mean the difference between leaving your map at A4 size or upping it to A3 to fit your print area in and increasing the cost accordingly.
•  When using the “Setup Print Frame” dialogue box use the “Apply” option at the bottom to put your frame on to the screen and at the same time leaving the dialogue box open to make any adjustments.
• To reposition your frame on the screen once you have set it (but before fixing it) either:
• Put your cursor inside the frame, hold down the left click button and drag it.
• Or alternatively left click inside it and use the cursor keys on your keyboard to move it. 

Note: Using the print button under the step 2 option will enable you to quickly apply a frame but gives you no control over the paper size , orientation of the page, scale or position of the frame.

Headers and Footers

When applying headers and footers to your map click on the “Show fonts & logos” tab to open up a separate dialogue box. This dialogue box gives you more control over your header and footer text via the font option and will also enable you to add your company logo.

Note: Your logo will need to be in .WMF format.  If it is not currently in this format, forward your logo to us at ‘tech@landmark.co.uk’and we will convert it to a .WMF file for you.

Printing Options

Under the print section you are given two options :

• Print – produce your map as a hard copy or a PDF if you have PDF writing software.
• Save as Image – save your map as a Jpeg, PNG, GIF or Bitmap file.

Note: When using the Print options in Promap it will charge you for whichever you do first out of ”Printing” or “Save as image”.  You can perform the other action without incurring the full print charge again once the first charge has been accepted.

Reusing Previously Saved Print Frames

If you save your map in Promap after printing it and do not change the scale of the frame or move the frame, you can then reprint that map for the following twelve months for a very small reprint cost or no cost at all if you have an Ordnance Survey Paper Map Copying Licence.

  

If you found this Masterclass useful, keep an eye out for our next Masterclass blog which is due to be sent on the 24th September 2014. For more detailed advice on Promap why not book one of our training courses (which are all now FREE) or visit our training website by clicking here to find other useful tips and training aids.

If there are any other topics you would like to see included in the Masterclass blogs or if you have any other questions please call us on 0844 844 9965 or email us at training@promap.co.uk