Standard functions > Layout and print template > Recall/Create print template

Recall a print template is used to load an existing print template to modify it and create a new one. To do this, go in the menu File and click on Layout/Recall print template. Select a template and save it.

A new project is opened and modifications ca be made.

Note: in any template, there is an item with the type Map frame. The project will be displayed in this item. It is really important to not delete this object and always leave it blank when creating the template.

Add a logo

To add an image, drag & drop the image in the graphic window. Formats are JPG, BMP or PNG.

Add a fixed text

To add a fixed text, use the text creation tools. A fixed text is a text that will be always displayed as written in the template, for example the company address. Different options can be used to enter and modify the text appearance in the text window.

Add a dynamic text

Dynamic texts are texts that can be edited during the layout wizard (e.g.: project title). These texts are marks to specify where the real text will be displayed..

To place a dynamic text:

•as for a fixed text, use the text tools to place one.

•set the appearance of the text. Be careful, any text set here will be overwritten by the one entered during the wizard.

•add a specific attribute as follow:

oname of the attribute: prompt$

ovalue: the value to display in the wizard (e.g.: title, sub-title, project name...). Be careful, the value is not the real text to display at the end, but a kind of legend to know what to write during the wizard.

Add a scale

To add a dynamic scale (meaning that the value displayed will be the scale visualization of the project), a Point Text item must be created. However, instead to write text in properties, this expression must be entered: 1:^(31.Int(_photoscale#)).

For example, the user can write Scale: 1:^(31.Int(_photoscale#)). That means that what will be displayed in the final layout is: Scale : 1:2500 (if 2500 is the scale used for the project).

Add a dynamic date

As for the scale, an expression must be set instead of the text: ^(FormatDate(Date(),"%d %b %Y")).