MAPC2MAPC Help pages : Print

Overview How to .... Grids and Datums Map Images Uses System Issues

The print function is new in version 496. The objective of this function is to be able to take a map and print it on a number of A4 pages to, perhaps, take on a trip. The unique feature is to be able to overlay any grid (and its coordinates) that the program understands. So you can, for example, take a map with the French grid projection but print with a UTM grid overlaid - or Latitude Longitude. The .NET printing model is based on a theoretical printer with a resolution of 100 dots per inch (dpi). This is close to the theoretical monitor resolution of 96dpi. The program calculates a scale based on the actual scale of the map and the printer resolution. You can change the printer resolution - and hence the scale - by clicking the 'Change DPI' button. Best quality will be obtained if the dpi chosen is a divisor of the actual printer's capabilities : so for a 600dpi printer think of 150, 200 and 300 dpi. You can select to print only a subset of pages. The maps is displayed on a single screen with yellow lines dividing the map pages. Click on each page to select or deselect it. Drag the mouse across several pages to select or deselect a whole line or rectangle. To print an area smaller than the whole map  use the Edit>Crop function which you can then Undo.