Feature Description
Supports exporting the created layout to common image formats (such as JPG File, PNG File, Bitmap File, and TIFF) as well as PDF file format for application in other environments.
Function Entry
- Layout tab -> Output group -> Output Image.
- Layout tab -> Output group -> Export to PDF.
- In the layout, right-click and click the corresponding output function button in the context menu that appears, as needed.
Operation Instructions
Export as Image
- In the current layout, after completing the layout design as needed, right-click and select the "Export as Image..." option to pop up the "Export Layout to Image" dialog box.
- Users can set the properties of the output image in this dialog box, including the output image's name, image type, save path, DPI, and whether to output in multiple pages.
File Name: Click the button on the right, and in the dialog box that pops up, select the location to save the image, the image name, and the image format. The save path defaults to the path set previously.
Resolution: Users can set the output image resolution in the text box to the right of the "Resolution" label in the "Export as Image" dialog box. Default: 96, Unit: DPI.
Multiple Pages: Check the multiple pages option to export according to the printer's set size; otherwise, export according to the set layout size.
When the printer's size setting is smaller than the layout page size, in multiple pages mode, the layout will be divided into several pages according to the printer size, numbered sequentially in a clockwise direction, as shown in the figure below. The layout is divided into 4 pages of fixed size. The output image name will be appended with the corresponding page number in sequence.
Multiple Pages Preview - After completing the settings, click the "OK" button.
Export to PDF
Supports exporting the layout to PDF. When exporting the layout to PDF, all content on the current layout page will be output, and it will be output according to the content at 100% display status of the layout. This function is the same as the "Map Export to PDF" function. For related notes, please refer to Map Export to PDF.
- Click the "Export to PDF" button in the "Layout" tab to pop up the "Export to PDF File" dialog box.
- In the dialog box, set the "File Name" and "DPI (i.e., the resolution of the exported paper)".
Notes:- The output image range includes all content in the current layout, including not only the layout elements such as maps and north arrows drawn on the current layout page, but also the paper at the bottom of the layout elements and the layout's fill.
- Users can set parameters in the "Page Setup" group and "Layout Properties" to modify the default paper background and layout background, and set whether to show the grid and the grid interval, etc.
- If the map has a maximum and minimum display scale set, when exporting with different DPI settings, the updated visible bounds of the map may exceed the frame range of the current layout, causing layers not to be displayed.
- If the current machine lacks the font files used for text effects in the layout, the text effects in the exported PDF may differ from those in the layout. For example, if the text uses the Microsoft YaHei font with bold and italic settings, the current machine must have both the Microsoft YaHei bold font library and the Microsoft YaHei italic font library files.
- If the text position in the exported PDF deviates from that in the layout, you can adjust the DPI parameter value of the Export to PDF function. The larger the value, the higher the positional accuracy.
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