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Printing a Map

You can print a Maptitude map to any installed printer. When you print a map, Maptitude normally changes the scale so that the printed map is as large as it can be on the page, based on the paper size, paper orientation, and margin settings you choose. Otherwise, the printed map appears exactly as you see it on the screen. You can choose several print options that change this behavior.

If you want to print several maps on a page, add titles to your map, or print a map and a dataview on the same page, see Creating and Using Layouts.

Blue triangle icon To Print a Map

Choose File>Print or click on the Standard toolbar, or right-click on the map window and choose Print. Maptitude displays the Print Map dialog box.
Choose the printer from the Name drop-down list. Click Properties to change the paper size, source, and other printer properties.
Choose the number of copies and the page orientation.
Choose any desired options from the following table:

Option	What it does
Use actual point sizes	Maptitude will use the chosen point sizes for labels, symbols, line styles, and pie and bar charts instead of scaling them up or down to fit the page. The printed map may not exactly match the map window.
Print at fixed scale	Maptitude will print the map at the exact same scale that is used in the map window. The printed map may cover a smaller or larger geographic area than the map window depending on the paper size and other settings.
Print as Bitmap	When checked, Maptitude prints through a high resolution bitmap to properly handle effects such as opacity, halos, and shadows. When unchecked, Maptitude prints directly to the printer. NOTE: If you are printing to a PDF, set the PDF properties to maximize the resolution of the bitmap image.

Click OK to print the map.

Blue triangle icon To Print a Map to a PDF File

Choose File>Export>PDF. Maptitude displays the Save PDF File As dialog box.
Enter a file name and click Save.