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Tom Rice

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Copying maps to fill the page
« on: December 09, 2013, 09:06:00 AM »
What's the best way to fill an 8 1/2 X 11 page, landscape view, without distortion of the scale? I've searched the archives and can't find a solution. 

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Re: Copying maps to fill the page
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2013, 05:57:23 PM »
Assuming you are printing at 300 DPI:

Width = 8.5 * 300 = 2550 pixels
Height = 11 * 300 = 3300 pixels

Use the "Export View" function and enter those dimensions.  You'll then get a .BMP (use that for best quality) that will fill the page.  Use an image software to print the image (Paint that comes with windows will work).  Check the preview first, and maybe use page setup to make it fit a single page.

Hope that helps.
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Re: Copying maps to fill the page
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2013, 06:44:32 PM »
That does help, thanks Scott.