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Community Analysis Package

5.4

Printing charts

The graphs and other results can be printed using File: Print, or the Print button

on the toolbar. The Print Preview option will show the page layout and allow

image size, margins, and paper orientation to be changed. If you have Adobe

Acrobat installed on your computer, you will be able to convert the chart directly

to a .pdf file by selecting Acrobat Distiller or Acrobat PDF Writer from the list of

available printers in the Print dialog box.

5.5

Preparing charts for output

The graph option buttons on the Chart Toolbar are described in order from left to

right below.

Normal   (Arrow) Use this button to zoom in onto an area of your graph. Move

the pointer to a point above and to the left of the area you want to enlarge, hold

the left hand mouse button down and drag down to the right and release the

button. To reverse the enlargement, click on the left hand mouse button and

move up and to the left.

Rotate   (Two arrows in a circle) Use this button to rotate the graph. Click the

button then move onto the graph and hold down the left hand mouse button and

move the mouse.

Move   (Two arrows at right angles) Use this button to move the graph. Click

the button then move onto the graph and hold down the left hand mouse button

and move the mouse.

Zoom   (Magnifying glass) Use this button to zoom in onto the graph. Click the

button then move onto the graph and hold down the left hand mouse button and

move the mouse. See also the detailed explanation below

Depth   (3D box) Use this button to change the depth shown on the graph. Click

the button then move onto the graph and hold down the left hand mouse button

and move the mouse.

3D   Use this to toggle the 3D view on and off.

Edit   (Set square and pencil) This button will offer a wide range of options to

change the style of your graph. It is also used to export or copy your graph to file,

and even to email it using the  Send  button. For more information on chart editing

use the TeeChart help system available from the Help button on the chart edit

box.

Print   Use this button to print the graph

Copy   Use this option to copy the graph to the clipboard.

Save   Save the file in a variety of different formats.

File formats

The chart can be saved in a number of different file formats: Enhanced Metafile

(*.emf), Bitmap (*.bmp), JPEG (*.jpg), or Native (*.tee). Each file format has

advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage of Enhanced Metafile is that, if pasted into, for instance, a

Word document, it can be resized by dragging, without losing resolution.

Bitmaps are a lossless method of saving; the stored file will not lose any of the

original s detail. Because of this, bitmaps tend to be much larger than

compressed files such as Enhanced Metafiles or JPEGs.

JPEGs are file formats which can be compressed to take up less space  

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