Setting up the Printing Area

  1. In the ASCET options window, Paper Size node, select the paper size.

    The settings becomes effective the next time you open the block diagram editor.

  2. In the View menu of the block diagram editor, point to Page Layout and select Portrait to print the diagram in portrait format.

  3. In the View menu of the block diagram editor, point to Page Layout and select Landscape to print the diagram in landscape format.

    The default for the orientation is set in the ASCET options window, Paper Size node, Paper Orientation option.

When the drawing area exceeds the selected page format, print pages are marked by dashed lines in the drawing area. In addition, you can use the ASCET options dialog (see Block Diagram Options, Show Page Number) to switch on the display of page numbers in the block diagram editor. Dashed lines and page numbers can be covered by diagram elements.

The color of lines and page numbers is set in the ASCET options window, Colors node, Watermark Color option.

See also

Paper Size Options

Block Diagram Options