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4 Controlling the Page Format

 

Page Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 4-2

Do You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 4-3

To Adjust the Page Size from the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Page Size and Clipped Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Page Size and Nesting (Roll Media Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Adjusting the Margins (Roll Media Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Margins and Automatic Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Rotating a Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Rotating a Drawing from the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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To Rotate a Plot from the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Exactly What Is Rotated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Rotate Feature and Clipped Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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How Does Rotate Interact with Your Software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Plotting a Mirror Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5 Controlling a Plot's Overall Appearance

Ways To Control the Plot's Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Why Change the Appearance of the Plot Using the Front Panel Rather Than

from Your Software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Changing Pen Widths and Colors/Shades Using the Plotter's Internal Palettes . 5-3

To See the Current Palette Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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To See the Colors Available For a Palette (DesignJet 750C Plus) . . .

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To Change the Palette Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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To Change the Selection of the Current Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . 5-6

Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge Feature) . . . . . .

. . . . . . 5-7

Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . 5-8

Printing Color Drawings in Monochrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . 5-9

To Switch between Color and Monochrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . 5-10

Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . 5-11

To Change the Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . 5-13

Improving Line Quality and Graphics Detail (DesignJet 750C Plus)

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