Please Help w/ Printing in RR-Track V5

I have  RRTrack version 5.3.   Here is what I get when I go to print:

To change the size there are 2 options:  select a preset size from the down arrow circled in blue or you can zoom in or zoom out by selecting the buttons circled in red.

If you have multiple pages you want to print you select the appropriate layout from the icon circled in black.

Hope this helps.

-Greg

Greg,

Thanks, but the result is always the same - one page (entire layout) is printed.  Zooming in doesn't do anything.  Clicking the multiple pages icon yields a small version of the entire layout.  Zooming in on that, doesn't do anything.

Very strange.  Maybe my version is corrupted.

I will continue to use my workaround (screen shot, dump to Paint, print).

George

Hi George - I think it's a limitation of the program.  I can't get mine to set the print area either to just print a portion of the layout.  If so, I understand your frustration.

-Greg

File/Print Layout/Fixed Scale/Choose the scale you want/Multiple Pages (on top line)/highlight the area you want to print and hit print

What I don't like about this is it defines the areas, which is not always the area I want to print.  So, I have the Snip and Sketch utility so I just use it to define the area I want on the screen, and Snip.

Yeah Ron, I can't say I'm having much luck with this.  It's a shame as the program is really, really useful.

George

For windows users, search your computer for the "Snipping Tool" and place a short cut on your desktop.  With the window open to what you want to copy, open the "Snipping Tool", Select "NEW", then select the area you want to copy, then print it or paste it to a MS Word.  When selecting, you can have a choice of placing a box around the area or using "Free Form" by drawing a line around the area you want to copy.  I find this to be a great tool and use it for many applications, including the forum and emails.

I understand Apple has a similar program, but I have no experience with it.

Thank you!

I have used Snipping Tool or something similar in the past.  I find the following sequence:

1. print screen function (Shift+PrtScn keys).
2. Open Paint or Paint 3D
3. Control-V (paste) into the screen
4. Save As or Crop or just use Paint's print command

This works very much like the Snipping Tool.

George

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@Greg Houser posted:

I have  RRTrack version 5.3.   Here is what I get when I go to print:

To change the size there are 2 options:  select a preset size from the down arrow circled in blue or you can zoom in or zoom out by selecting the buttons circled in red.

If you have multiple pages you want to print you select the appropriate layout from the icon circled in black.

@G3750 posted:

Thanks, but the result is always the same - one page (entire layout) is printed.  Zooming in doesn't do anything.  Clicking the multiple pages icon yields a small version of the entire layout.  Zooming in on that, doesn't do anything.

I've never used this particular software, but from the screen shot, it looks like there is a scale and some "auto-scaling" options.  Adjusting these will likely change the "scale" of the printout.

I appreciate you taking the time to post but we're not talking about the scale - we're talking about being able to only print a certain section of the layout, such as in Excel when you select Page Layout/Print Area/Set Print Area.   While changing the scale setting in RR Track will result in only portions of your layout being printed on a certain page you have no control over how the larger layout is segmented on those pages.  There is also the hassle of scrolling through multiple pages to find the page where the area you want to print is located but then it will take up the entire page when printing rather than a only a small section.  Like this (done using Snipping Tool):

In RR Track I can get it to select an area but I have no control of what area is selected - in other words I can't make the area larger or smaller nor can I select any area I want to (and only print that area):

This is the problem George is trying to solve within the program.

-Greg

So it looks like there are two print buttons at the top of that dialog.  According to their website, you must use the "Print Selected Pages" button.

I'm guessing you would change the scale to make the drawing larger (on the canvas) then use the page selection tool to pick the pages you want, then click the "Print Selected Pages" button.

Edit: I would try it myself, but they don't have a trial version to download.  They should definitely add one for this exact reason.

George:

Until the program is fixed use this sequence

1. Use View - Zoom 2x or 4x for the portion of the layout you want.

2. go to File - Export - windows Bitmap and click on save. You can then print this saved file
Joe