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Print...

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The "Print..." command opens the "Print" dialog box where you can control what appears on the printout. This dialog box contains different items, depending on the current view mode.

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Enhanced Grid View options:

·The "Types" group box allows you to select the items you wish to appear in the output. You can hide comments as well as processing instructions or DTD items. For an explanation of the item types, please refer to the XML specification.  
·The "What" group box allows you to print the entire file or just the current selection.  
·The "Expand" group box allows you to print the document as is, or as a document with all child elements expanded fully.  
·The "Contents" group box you can decide to print the contents of all elements in a document, or you may also print only those elements that form the hierarchical "tree" structure of the document.  
This should, however, not be confused with the optional tree view on the left side of each document window, which is only used as a navigation aid on the screen and cannot be printed.  
·In the "If contents are wider than page" group box you can decide what to do if the document is larger than one page of paper.  
- The "Split pages" option, prints the entire document in its regular size and splits the contents on as many pages (both horizontally and vertically) as are required. These pages can later be glued together to form a poster.  
- The "First page" option, is useful if your page is slightly narrow and most of the important information is contained on the left side, anyway. This will result in output that is split into vertical pages (as necessary). Only the first page is printed horizontally - the document is printed as one huge vertical strip.  
- The "Shrink horizontally" option, reduces the size of the output, until it fits horizontally on the page. The output may, however, still span several pages vertically and is split accordingly.  
- The "Shrink both" option, shrinks the document in both directions until it fits exactly on one sheet, thus making it useful for overviews.  
·The "Print" button prints the document with the selected options.  
·The "Preview" button opens a print preview window that lets you view the final output before committing it to paper.  
·The "Print Setup" button opens the "Print Setup" dialog box and allows you to adjust the paper format, orientation, and other printer options for this print job only.  

If you choose the Preview button, XML Spy will show a miniature image of the pages to be printed:

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You can navigate within the preview mode using the "Next Page" and "Prev Page" buttons or "Zoom In" to take a close look at some details.

The "Print..." button lets you print the pages, whereas the "Close" button allows you to return to the previous dialog box without starting the print process.

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