Enable or Disable WYSIWYG Printing for Mimics

You can use the WYSIWYG Printing setting on the Options window to control whether print-outs of Mimics include embedded Lists and embedded Alarms Lists. While you may have a use for print-outs that show a ‘snapshot’ of an embedded List or embedded Alarms List, you need to be aware that enabling WYSIWYG Printing will affect the resolution of Mimic print-outs.

By default, the WYSIWYG Printing (What You See Is What You Get) setting is disabled. This means that if you print a Mimic that contains an embedded List, the embedded List will not be included on the print-out; a blank space will appear instead. The reason for this is that an embedded list often contains more entries than can be shown on screen, and so you need to use the list’s scroll bars to access the entries. Obviously, you cannot scroll a print-out, and so the embedded list is not shown. By excluding embedded lists from print-outs, ClearSCADA can print higher resolution versions of the Mimic.

However, you may decide that you want your print-outs to include embedded Lists, even if they only show those entries that are visible on screen at the time of printing (a ‘snapshot’). To do this, you need to enable (select) the WYSIWYG Printing setting.

With the WYSIWYG Printing setting enabled, Mimic print-outs will include a ‘snapshot’ of embedded Lists or embedded Alarms Lists (where applicable). But you need to be aware that the WYSIWYG Printing setting applies to every Mimic. So if you enable WYSIWYG Printing, it means that a lower resolution will also be used for print-outs of Mimics that contain no embedded Lists or Alarms Lists.

To enable or disable the WYSIWYG Printing setting:

1. Display the Options window.
2. Select the Mimics tab.
3. Use the WYSIWYG Printing check box to enable or disable the setting:
   • Select the WYSIWYG Printing check box to enable WYSIWYG Printing. When you print a Mimic, a lower resolution will be used. If the Mimic contains embedded Lists or embedded Alarms Lists, a ‘snapshot’ of those embedded Lists will be included in the print-out. As the print-out is in a lower resolution, the edges will appear less sharp, particularly on lettering and shapes.
   • Clear the WYSIWYG Printing check box to disable WYSIWYG Printing. When you print a Mimic, a higher resolution is used and any embedded Lists or Alarms Lists are excluded from the print-out. This means that the edges of shapes and text will appear sharp, but there will be empty spaces in place of any embedded Lists/embedded Alarms Lists.
4. Select the OK button to apply the changes and close the Options window.