Is it possible to print a map which has been downloaded and saved in images, I have had a good look but cannot see any print facility
@Hayfield
Hi John,
Can you clarify what you want to do?
If you want to print the map behind the track templates, it's easy. Just click this option on the
print pages dialog:
And the same on the PDF dialog if exporting a PDF file.
But some things to bear in mind:
1. Templot will print only pages which contain track templates. For a large map there may be pages which do not contain any track. You can fool Templot into printing them by adding a small bit of track template in the corner. If you set it to
centre-lines only and make it only a couple of mm long, it will barely notice.
2. Printing map images along with the templates involves a massive magnification of the image. You will need a well-specified computer system, and it will be slow. Be sure to use the standard print quality, and not hi-resolution photo-quality printing if your printer has such options.
3. For some tips on getting a good printed result and saving ink, see:
https://85a.uk/templot/club/index.php?threads/tip-of-the-day-printing-background-maps.481/
4. If you want it all on a single sheet of paper instead, click this option before printing:
If you want the map image printed separately from the track templates, it would be better to use other graphics software on your computer which can print images. You probably have half a dozen programs which can do that, including Microsoft Paint. To get the map into such programs:
Select the map in the list, click the
copy image button. Then paste it into your graphics program.
If it is a tiled map, you can use the
crop/combine function to convert it to a single picture shape, before copying it.
There are other options to get the map image printed, such as pasting it onto the Templot sketchboard. Ask again if you need details.
cheers,
Martin.