Selecting display options

When you print a map, it is identical to the map on your computer screen by default. There may be times when you do not want your printed work to look exactly like what is on your screen. This is the default of a feature called WYSIWYG: what you see is what you get.

In the Display Options window, you can turn off the default WYSIWYG feature. The benefits of turning off this feature are that it can enhance software performance and reduce clutter in the view pane.

The Display Options window also provides WYSIWYG options for width and fill, pattern, text, and zoom scaling.

About the display options

Under WYSIWYG, click an option according to how you want to control the display:

• On: Activate WYSIWYG for map publishing.
• Off: Deactivate WYSIWYG for map publishing.
• Custom: Set up custom map display for width and fill, pattern, and text.
  • Width/Fill: To display the map with WYSIWYG line weights and polygons filled, select this check box.
  • Pattern: To display the map with all the patterns visible, select this check box.

    For example, a pattern can be a broken line or other symbol, such as, sand, transmission lines, or forest.

  • Text: To display the map with its text attributes applied, such as, font, height, and so forth, select this check box.

Scale representation when zooming in Area View mode

To change the vector display size relative to the zoom level, select this check box.

When you zoom in, symbols get bigger and lines get wider.