Chapter IV: THE DISPLAY

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To make a paper copy of the contents of the current window, use the Print command of the File menu. On Windows and UNIX, this command produces a PostScript file, which can be sent to most printers.

On the Macintosh, an image of the selected circuitry can be obtained with the Copy subcommand of the Text Edit command of the Edit menu. This command copies the highlighted circuitry to the clipboard, which can then be pasted into most drawing applications and word processors.

As an alternative to printing, you can request PostScript or HPGL files. These files describe the circuitry graphically, and can be printed or inserted in another document. To get PostScript, use the PostScript subcommand of the Export command of the File menu. To get HPGL, use the HPGL subcommand.

The Print Options... command of the File menu provides a number of options for generating print files. The default is to include the entire facet, but you can choose to print only the highlighted portion of the facet by selecting the appropriate button. Note that a precise section of a facet can be selected with the rectangle select button. The "Encapsulated PostScript" checkbox causes the PostScript output to be insertable in other documents. For both PostScript and HPGL, the "Plot Date In Corner" option causes additional information to appear in the lower-right corner of the plot. For HPGL/2, you can specify the scale of the plot.
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