Note Click the Preview button that appears on many pages of this dialog box to display the Print Preview dialog box and view a thumbnail of the document that you want to print.
This dialog box includes the following series of pages, depending on the type of document you want to print:
Select VIsLists the VIs that you want to print. Click the following buttons to control what VIs or library files appear in the list:
Add hierarchyOpens the Add VI hierarchy dialog box where you add to the list all subVIs for the VI that you are printing.
Add file(s)Opens a dialog box where you select .vi or .llb files that you want to add to the list. Select the VI folder icon for an LLB, , to select an entire .llb file.
RemoveRemoves the selected VI(s) from the list.
Select allSelects all VIs in the list. Place a checkmark in the Show full paths checkbox to see the full paths for each VI in the list.
Print contentsLists the following print formats and a custom option to create your own format:
Icon, description, panel and diagramPrints the icon, VI description, front panel, and block diagram. This is the default option.
Using the panelPrints the front panel, VI description, object names, and object descriptions.
Using as a SubVIPrints the icon, connector, and VI description. Also prints the data type terminals, names, and descriptions of the objects that are wired to the connector pane. This format is similar to the LabVIEW VI and function reference format.
Complete documentationPrints the icon, connector, VI description, front panel, information about all front panel objects, the block diagram, and a list of the names of the subVIs.
Icon and descriptionPrints the VI icon and a description of the VI.
VI connector and iconPrints the VI icon and its controls and indicators.
DescriptionPrints the VI description.
Front panelPrints the front panel.
Surround panel with borderPrints a box around the front panel.
ControlsPrints a list of control and indicator names. Also prints sub-controls and sub-indicators of arrays, clusters, and refnums. Select All controls or Connected Controls. When you select Connected Controls, only controls and indicators that are connected to the connector pane appear in the printout.
DescriptionsPrints the description next to the control or indicator name.
Include data type informationPrints data type terminals for each control or indicator.
Block diagramPrints the block diagram.
Hidden framesPrints the block diagram, and, for each Case structure and Sequence structure, prints all hidden frames.
Repeat upper-level frame(s)Prints the block diagram, and, for each Case structure and Sequence structure, prints all hidden frames and also prints the upper-level frame(s).
VI hierarchyPrints the current VI hierarchy in memory with lines to show connections between VIs and subVIs. The current VI is highlighted with a box.
List of SubVIsPrints the icon, name, and path of all subVIs the VI uses.
VI Revision HistoryPrints the history information, if any exists, for the VI.
Page SetupIncludes the following components:
Print header (name/date/page #)Prints a header at the top of every page that includes the VI name, the last date the VI was modified, and the page number.
Use default margins from preferencesCauses the report you print to adopt the margins that you specify in the Printing page of the Options dialog box.
Custom marginsAllows you to specify margins for each edge of the printed page, in inches or centimeters.
DestinationLists destinations to which you can print the filea printer, HTML file, RTF file, or plain text file.
PrinterLists the following layout options:
Scale front panel to fitScales the front panel to no less than one-fourth the original size to fit on the fewest number of pages possible.
Scale block diagram to fitScales the block diagram to no less than one-fourth the original size to fit on the fewest number of pages possible.
Page breaks between sectionsInserts a page break between the following sections: connector and icon description, front panel, list of front panel object details, block diagram, block diagram details, VI hierarchy, and list of subVIs.
Print section headersPrints a header for each section, such as List of SubVIs before the subVI information.
Surround panel with borderPlaces a border around the front panel in the printout.
HTML FileLists the following options for printing to an HTML file:
Image formatSets the image format to lossless PNG, lossy JPG, or uncompressed GIF.
Color DepthSets the color depth to black and white, 16 colors, 256 colors, or True color (24 bit).
PNG CompressionSets the level of quality for the output of PNG graphics.
JPG qualitySets the level of quality for the output of JPG graphics.
RTF FileLists the following options for printing to an RTF file:
Help compiler source (images written externally)Saves images as external BMP files instead of embedding them in the RTF documentation so you can use the RTF documentation in a compiled help file.
Color DepthSets the color depth to black and white, 16 colors, 256 colors, or True color (24 bit).
Plain TextWhen you output the VI document to plain text, use the Limit text per line to control to set the number of characters per line in the printout.