OfficeTalk lets you print out the Project plan by selecting Print Project Chart from the File/Print menu. The Print Project dialog box is displayed.
In most cases, all you will need to do in order to print out the project is select the paper style and press the Print button.
OfficeTalk lets you customise your print out by providing several check boxes, radio buttons and fields. The functionality of the Print Project dialog box is summarised below:
Field | Description |
From, To | The From and To fields represent the time range that will be printed. These fields are initially set to the time range shown in the Project window. If you wish to print a different time range then specify the start and end times in these fields. |
Task list on each page | Checking this check box ensures that the project task list is displayed down the left margin of every sheet printed. |
Banner on each page | Checking this check box ensures that the time banner is displayed along the top of every sheet printed. |
Fully expand list | Checking this check box ensures that the project task list is expanded such that all sub tasks are printed. |
Label boxes | Check this check box if you wish to label each box in the chart with the task descriptive text. |
Fix description width | Check this check box if you wish to specify a fixed width for the project task list. If no restriction is specified then the list will be as wide as the widest task description. |
The Scale page also lets you choose which scale will be used to display the time banner. You may choose between labelling the time banner every 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, day, week or month. Alternatively, you can specify an auto setting where OfficeTalk will choose a suitable scale.
You may also choose whether to fit the print out vertically to a certain number of pages or to let OfficeTalk choose a suitable setting. From the Height grouping, choose either Auto or Fit to n pages high.
The Fonts page lets you choose suitable fonts for the following:
Font | Description |
Title Font | The font for the header above each project list column |
Banner Font | The font for the Time Banner |
Task font | The font used to print tasks in the task list down the left hand side of the print out. |
Sub Task font | The font used to print sub tasks in the task list down the left hand side of the print out. |
Project Window Font | The font used to print task descriptions in the project window. |
To preview the printing of the Project window, press the Preview button. When you are happy with the preview, print the Project window by pressing the Print button.
OfficeTalk provides common print functionality in the Print Project dialog box, including
Defining headers and footers
Printer setup
Page Style Selection
Saved Print Settings
Preview capability
For more information on this common print functionality, see Printing.