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How to print a diagram

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Shiraz Samsoodeen
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Printing in Creately is a straight forward task. The basic steps are to save, export and then print it. We’ll go in to more detail below.

  • Set your diagram to a standard page size or you can use a custom size from the Properties tab which is on the right hand side of the Canvas.

Select a suitable page size for your diagram

Having set the page size you need to decide on the format you’d like to export and then print.

  • You can export a diagram in many ways as shown below, the export button is in the top right hand corner of the editor window.

Choose a suitable export option

1. Export as an Image

When exporting as an image you can select the format as JPG or PNG. With PNG you can choose to have a transparent background. By default all exported images have a Creately watermark applied to them, if you are a premium plan subscriber you can switch off this watermark.

2. Export as a PDF

This is the most convenient method for printing.

  1. Select 300dpi for high resolution and for better quality print.
  2. Select Match exported PDF to page size to scale to relevant printing page size.

3. Export as a Creately File

You can export your diagram as a Creately file and save it to your computer. Later you can import it and use it as a template.

Now to print the document, if you have chosen to export as a PDF document you can use the Adobe PDF viewer or if it is saved as an image then print using your browser or your operating system's built-in image viewer.

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    Simon Lehmann

    The "Export as a PDF" feature is kind of useless, as it just exports a large rastered image into a PDF, which results in awfully large files. It even uses subpixel antialiasing for fonts, which results in strange color seams around text. A proper PDF export should use vector graphics, especially as it is about diagrams and the app has the vector data available.

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    Shiraz Samsoodeen

    Hi Simon,

    Thank you for the comment. Can you try scaling 100% and export the diagram as PDF? That should work. And if the things are not workable drop us an email to support@creately.com with the PDF file.

    Let me if you have any further questions

    Thanks

    Shiraz

     

     

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