Print Preview

Menu: File > Print Preview > Normal / Color Syntax / Mono Syntax

Default Shortcut Key: none

Macro functions: PrintPreview, PrintPreviewMonochrome, PrintPreviewColor

The Print Preview command provides a means of viewing a print job on-screen before it is sent to the printer.  The print document will be shown in a window that has controls for moving quickly to any page within the document.  The PgUp and PgDn keys can also be used to page through the document.  You can click with the left mouse in the turned page corner to advance to the next page; clicking with the right mouse button will move backward to the previous page.

The Print Preview form has buttons to access the Printer Font, Page Setup, Print Setup and Print commands directly from Print Preview mode.  This makes it easy to see the effect of a font face or size change, or to view the result of changing margins, paper orientation, header and footer text, line spacing, line numbering or line wrapping.

Print Preview can be performed in any of three modes:

Normal

The preview is shown without the application of syntax highlighting coloration.

Monochrome Syntax

The preview is shown with monochrome syntax highlighting applied.  Syntax elements will be displayed in bold, italic and/or underlined font styles in accordance with the current settings.

Color Syntax

The preview is shown with color syntax highlighting applied.  Syntax elements will be displayed in color, and in bold, italic and/or underlined font styles in accordance with the current settings.

The Monochrome Syntax and Color Syntax preview modes are disabled unless the file being edited is a file type for which Syntax Highlighting information is defined.

The color and font style settings for Monochrome Syntax and Color Syntax are accessed from the Configure | Colors dialog by selecting the appropriate mode from the drop-down list at the upper left.

Because of the difference in resolution between the printer and the screen, the screen can never present a perfect image of the printed page.  Under some circumstances, with certain font sizes, you may see imperfect line or character spacing or other small inaccuracies.  It should not be assumed that the printed page will have the same inaccuracies.  Print Preview can be expected to accurately show the layout of the page, page breaks, positioning, etc.