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Print project¶

The active project can be printed from menu bar, toolbar and using the corresponding keyboard shortcut.

Warning

Check that the active project is the project that should be printed.

Print project from menu bar¶

  1. Select File > Print menu item to open the printing PopUp window.

  2. Click Print to a physical printer check button.

  3. Press Ok Button to open the selection printer PopUp window.

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Figure: QElectroTech printing PopUp window¶

  1. Select printer and the preview printing PopUp window will be displayed.

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Figure: QElectroTech printing options PopUp window¶

  1. Select the folios which should be printed.

  2. Select the printing option.

  3. Press Print Button.

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Figure: QElectroTech printing preview PopUp window¶

Note

  • If the folio list is not displayed, select the icon icon_folio_list from the toolbar.

  • If the printing options panel is not displayed, select the icon icon_print_options from the toolbar.

Print project from toolbar¶

  1. Select the icon document-print from the toolbar to open the printing PopUp window.

  2. Follow the steps defined at the printing project from menu bar section.

Note

If the toolbar is not displayed, it can be displayed from Settings > Display > Tools

Print project using keyboard shortcut¶

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

  1. Press Ctrl + p to open the printing PopUp window.

  2. Follow the steps defined at the printing project from menu bar section.

See also

For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcuts, refer to menu bar section.

See also

QElectroTech allows predefining printing settings for reducing the working configuration effort each time that a project have to be printed, refer to printing settings section for more information.

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