Page layouts
A page layout, or layout for short, is a type of window that you can use to compose pages containing:
- graphs
- tables
- annotations (textboxes and legends)
- pictures
- drawing elements (lines, arrows, rectangles, polygons, etc.)
Each layout represents one page. You can have as many layouts as memory allows.
Here is an example of a layout window.
A page layout has a number of layers. One layer, the layout layer, is for graphs, tables, annotations and pictures. The other layers are for drawing elements. Here are the notable features of page layouts.
- You can combine graphs, tables, pictures, annotations and drawing elements.
- Graphs, tables and legends in layouts are updated automatically.
- Complex graphs can be quickly and smoothly positioned.
- Layouts print at the full resolution of the printer.
- You can export all or part of a layout to another program.
There are two ways to add a graph or table to the layout layer:
- By creating a graph or table object. An object is a representation of a separate standalone graph or table window.
- By creating an embedded graph or table subwindow. A subwindow is a self-contained graph or table embedded in a layout window.
Last updated: Thursday, December 23, 2004