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Layout Tips and Tricks

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Alignment

When this menu is selected, it will enable you to change the alignment settings for the text of the selected field(s). This option does not align the field arrangement; please see Arrange Menu below for details on that functionality.

Snap to Grid

There is an invisible grid of rows and columns in the layout. When using the “Snap to Grid” option, whenever a field is moved, the field will be automatically aligned with the nearest grid lines. You can also adjust the spacing of the grid; reducing the size will allow for more exact adjustments to the field placement. When you do not use the “Snap to Grid” option, it can become difficult to line up fields, since you have to manually position them.

Filtering

Use this option to specify a filter for the selected section. A section filter can be used to print specified information if it meets the criteria of the filter. For example, you could create a section filter to only print the Description and Extended Price if the Line Type is equal to a Subtotal.

Guidelines for Using Images in Layouts

Images for Layouts need to follow a particular format.  Images need to be either BMP or JPG. They need to be RGB color, NOT CMYK. Images in layouts should also not exceed 300 DPI or it tends to overload the PDF generator. Those specifications should be sufficient to print a good-looking quote from a modern color LaserJet printer. It is suggested not exceed 200x200 pixels in length or width; with a maximum of 300x300 pixels in actual picture size.

 

Tip:If you are having issues with logos and pictures in the layout designer, try opening the file in MS Paint and then re-saving it from Paint.  Paint is a much simpler editing tool and will strip out some of the extra coding that may be embedded in the image when saved from Photoshop or other image editors.

Page Numbering on PDF Output

QuoteWerk automatically numbers the PDF output document in the format of "x of y" at the bottom right corner of each page in the PDF document.  To change this text to "page x of y" or something similar, advanced users can use the Settings Manager to create or set SystemSettings\Defaults\PageCountPhraseMacro=%x% of %y%.  Also, you can disable this phrase from being written at all by setting SystemSettings\Defaults\DisablePageCountPhraseMacro=-1.

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