Viewing page information

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To view page details

The status bar at the base of the window shows the information about pages such as simplex or duplex, page orientation, etc.

To turn off page details, choose Status from the 'View' menu. To turn the feature back on, select it again; a tick shows that it is selected.

To view graphic details

Right-click the mouse on the graphic then select Graphic Details from the pop-up menu. Details of the graphic's size, resolution etc. display at the foot of the window.

To view line details

Right-click the mouse on the graphic then select Line Details from the pop-up menu. Details of the line's size and colour display at the foot of the window.

To view macros

Choose Macros from the 'View' menu. To turn off macro viewing, select 'Macros' again.
Note: if a file contains only macros and no normal print data then this option is engaged automatically.

To view mouse coordinates

Choose Mouse Coordinates from the 'View' menu. To turn off Mouse Coordinates viewing, select 'Mouse Coordinates' again.

To change the units of the mouse coordinates see Configuring the view.

To view the unprintable area

Select View|Show unprintable area and select one of these options from the sub-menu:
Grayed-out
If not blank.

When either of these options are selected a tick appears beside 'Show unprintable area', and a grey border shows the parts of the page that will not print on a non-edge-to-edge PCL printer: see Configuring the view.

To turn this feature off, select White from the 'Show unprintable area' sub-menu.


See also

Changing the scale of view

Choosing the view of the page

Viewing data fields and tags