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Print

The Print function allows Printing of the Ladder Logic Programs or Data View. The I/O Configuration and Tag Database can be included.

Accessing Print

The Print menu item is accessible using three methods:

Method 1

Select from the File menu on the Main Menu.

Method 2

Select the Print Icon located on the Main Toolbar.

Method 3

Use the shortcut keys Ctrl+P.


Once Method 1, 2 or 3 is selected, the Print window will open as shown below.

Accessing Print (continued)

Method 4

Select an entire rung or multiple rungs (by selecting a rung and using SHIFT + Down Arrow). Once rungs are selected, right click to access pop-up menu and select Print followed by Selected Rungs, or right click inside of task to print the specified task.

Description


The Print window provides the following:

  1. Tasks: Select a task to be sent to the printer:
  1. Wrap Rungs: Wrap rungs to another line for easier viewing.

  1. Trim END Rungs:  Removes remaining END rungs from the ladder printout.

  2. Block Detail: Allows the user to view or hide the details within the Function Block Instructions. This option applies to all Block Instructions for the selected tasks.
  3. Block Fill: Allows the user to view or hide the coloring within the Function Block Instructions.
  4. Wrap Tag Name: If selected, you will have the option to choose at what character count to start wrapping the tag name. The tag name will only wrap if it exceeds the column width of the column the tag name resides in. Minimum characters is 1 and maximum is 32.

Example:


Tag name wrapping enabled

Tag name wrapping disabled

  1. Fonts: Select the options for documentation visibility. Choose the comments, fonts, font sizes and colors desired on the ladder printout. There are previews available to provide a viewable sample of the printed comment.

Note: Adjusting the font size up or down will affect the overall number of printed pages.


Note: When printing comments or tags that contain Extended ASCII characters, the default font of Tahoma needs to be changed (recommended Arial) to print correctly.

  1. Scale: Allows the entire page being printed to be resized as needed to fit on a single page or make more visible. Scaling will change the size of all items in proportion.
  1. Footer Text on Each Page: Select this option to add Footer Text. In the text field provided, enter the desired text to be added to the footer of each page in the printout.
  1. Print PDF: Sends selected ladders and tables to be Saved in ".pdf" format.
  2. Print Button: After all selections have been made, click this button to begin printing.

Note: All settings inside the print window are now saved once you hit Print. The Reset button returns all settings to their default value.

  1. Print Preview Button: Select this option to see a Preview of how the Ladder Logic will look when printed. The Print Preview selection is also available from the File selection on the Main Menu.
  2. Setup: Opens a page Setup window allowing the user to set the page preferences:

  1. Tables: Select additional information to be included with the ladder printout:

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