Print a diagram

Last modified: June 2, 2025

Before printing, you can adjust page settings, such as orientation (portrait or landscape), paper size, source, margins, overlap, headers, and footers. Print options let you configure the image position (for example, centered), set the diagram scale manually or automatically to fit a specific number of pages, and include the grid. You can also enable page markup to help assemble printed pages.

To print a diagram:

1. On the Diagram toolbar, select Display Print Markup to display the markup grid, with gray stripes indicating page overlaps.

2. Adjust the diagram layout to align with the markup grid.

3. On the File menu, select Print.

Alternatively, press Ctrl+P.

4. Specify the print options and select OK to print a diagram.

To hide the markup grid after printing, select Display Print Markup on the Diagram toolbar.

Set print options

To set print options:

1. On the File menu, select Print Setup.

2. On the Print tab, specify the options.

3. To save the changes, select OK.

The table describes the options available in the Options > Print dialog.

Category	Name	Description
Printer	Name	Specifies the printer used for printing. You can choose from installed printers or use a virtual printer.
Scaling	Scale (%)	Sets the scale of the printed diagram. The default value is 100%.
Scaling	Pages Across and Pages Down	Defines how many pages wide and tall the printed diagram should span.
Scaling	Fit to Pages	Automatically scales the diagram to fit within the specified number of pages across and down.
Print Elements	Center Image	Centers the diagram on the printed page.
Print Elements	Print Grid	When selected, the option includes the diagram grid in the printed output.
Print Elements	Page Markup Mode	Determines whether and how to include page markup lines on the diagram to help align and assemble printed pages.

Set page options

To set page options:

1. On the File menu, select Page Setup.

2. On the Page tab, specify the options.

3. To save the changes, select OK.

The table describes the options available in the Options > Print dialog.

Category	Name	Description
Paper	Size	Sets the paper size for printing. The default value is A4.
Paper	Source	Specifies the paper source tray. Note: This option may be unavailable depending on the selected printer.
Paper	Orientation	Defines the page layout as either:Portrait (default): Vertical orientation.Landscape: Horizontal orientation.
Margins (inches)	Left, Right, Top, and Bottom	Sets the page margins in inches. The default value is 0.39.
Overlap (%)	Horizontal and Vertical	Defines how much the pages overlap when printing a large diagram across multiple sheets. The default value is 5.
Header and Footer	Header Text	Sets the text that appears at the top of each printed page.
Header and Footer	Footer Text	Sets the text that appears at the bottom of each printed page.

Tip

To restore all settings to their default values, select Reset.

To close the dialog without saving changes, select Cancel.