Print Template Designer

The Print Template Designer dialog box allows you to design and save your print template. On the right hand side there is a Template Preview pane which shows a preview of the template and on the left hand side is a Settings pane which displays the settings for the various elements that can be added to a template.

Table 1. Settings Pane
Option	Description
Map Name	Displays the print template name is shown at the top of the settings pane.
Page Size	Displays the chosen page size and available canvas size. Note: A default 1cm margin is always added to the canvas size. As such the canvas represents the extent of the available space excluding the margin and elements such as the map scan be drawn to the edges of the canvas if they are required to be full width or height.
The Map Element	All templates must contain one map element. The map element is always present and cannot be deleted. The map element can be resized and positioned using the design view or by entering values for the top left XY and Width and Height in the settings pane. The map element has a number of sub-elements that can be enabled and disabled. These are grouped under the Map Element as they are related to the map and all of them (apart from the North Arrow) are generated dynamically when the print is made by the end user. Each sub element can be selected and re-positioned independently of the map frame itself. If you do not wish to include a specific sub element then its visibility can be enabled or disabled in the settings panes.
General	Allows you to define X,Y value, width, height for the map. It also allows you to add border to the map and change border size and color.
Title	Adds a textual title which the end user can specify when printing. When a user has performed an address search this defaults to the address they have selected. You can modify following attributes for title: X and Y value Width Height Font- Choose from Arial, Times New Roman, Courier and MS Gothic fonts. Note: If you are designing your template in Japanese locale, then only MS Gothic font is supported. Font size Font color Font Style- Choose from Regular, Bold, Italics and Bold Italics Alignment- Align text to left, center and right in the text box.
Legend	Adds a map legend. The map legend has fixed width and its height will vary depending on which layers are shown when the user prints with the template.
Scale Bar	Adds a horizontal scale bar.
Scale Value	Adds text to display the scale in the form of 1:10000 etc.
North Arrow	Adds an image of a north arrow.
Date	Adds text to display the date when the print template is printed.
Static Elements	Lists static elements that are added to the template by using the tools at the top of the template preview pane.
	Click to delete static elements displayed on template preview pane.
	Click to show or hide elements on template preview pane.

A range of other static elements can be added to the template using the tools at the top of the template preview pane. The tools are listed in table below:

Table 2. Template Preview Pane
Option	Description
	Selects an element for re-positioning.
	Drags an element to a new location.
	Adds horizontal line element.
	Adds vertical line element.
	Adds rectangle element.
	Adds a static text element.
	Adds an image. It will prompt you to upload an image graphic. The supported image format is .gif, .png, .jpeg or .jpg.
Save	Click to save the current changes in the print template.
Reset	Click to reset print template.

Once you have created your Print Template, you can Save it and exit the print designer page by clicking the Close icon

on the top right corner of the Print Designer Template dialog box.

Note: Save your work before closing the Print Designer Template dialog box.