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Print Project Plans and Documents to PDF

From the Overview Tab (thumbnail view)

NOTE: By default, pages you download to print will contain any takeoffs, measurements, markups, or plan legends that have been added. You do have the option not to include measurements or markups when printing from the Overview tab.

1. Go to the PLANS or TAKEOFFS section of your project.
2. On the Overview tab, click the checkbox in the upper left of the thumbnail for each page you want to print.
   TIP: If you select one thumbnail, hold the shift key and select another thumbnail, all thumbnails between them will also be selected.
   Hotkey CTRL + A (or Command A on a Mac) will select all of the thumbnails and ESC will de-select all selected thumbnail images.
3. Click Print Selected on the toolbar at the right.
4. By default, Measurements and Markups are included on the printed page(s). 
   If you do not want to include them, uncheck the box next to Measurements and/or Markups. (This will apply to all pages being printed at the time.)
5. Click Print.
   When the files are ready for download, a preview screen will open. You will also receive a message under My Notifications (the bell icon on the top toolbar) that the Print Download is ready.
6. Click the Download icon at the right of the preview toolbar.

The page(s) will be downloaded and saved to your device's Downloads folder. You can open and print from there.*

*You may need to adjust your Printer Settings to accommodate paper size, quality and scale. Settings are specific your printer.

From the Plan Sheet View

NOTE: Pages you download to print from the plan sheet view will contain any takeoffs, measurements, markups, or plan legends that have been added.

1. Click Print at the bottom of the right toolbar.
   You will have 3 print options:
   • Export # Plans with Takeoff will download all sheets with takeoffs on them.
   • + Export # Selected Plans will download individual sheets you've selected.
     Before you are able to select this option, you will need to click on the Plans and Supporting Documents folders to expand the folder view and find the individual pages you want to download, then click the green + next to those pages.
   • Print Current View will download only the portion of the plan that is visible on your screen. (This is the only way to export overlay.)
2. Click the button for your preferred option.
   When the files are ready for download, a preview screen will open. You will also receive a message under My Notifications (the bell icon on the top toolbar) that the Print Download is ready.
3. Click the Download icon at the right of the preview toolbar.

The page(s) will be downloaded and saved to your device's Downloads folder. You can open and print from there.*

*You may need to adjust your Printer Settings to accommodate paper size, quality and scale. Settings are specific your printer.

How to print marked-up plans, to scale, on a large format printer or plotter

1. Follow instructions above to download a PDF of the plans you want to print.
2. Open the PDF in Acrobat Reader.
3. Select Properties from the File menu.
   On the Properties page, find the physical dimensions of the PDF. (They will usually be in inches, e.g., 24in x 36in.)
4. Close the Properties window.
5. Select Print from the File menu in Adobe Acrobat.
6. In the Print window, select a page size that is at least as large as the PDF.
   This will ensure that the paper size is large enough to print the plan to scale.
7. Adjust your Printer Settings to accommodate paper size, quality and scale as needed. *Settings are specific your device and printer.

How to Print a Portion of a Plan to PDF

Sometimes it's useful to download a portion of a plan page to PDF.

1. Scroll in to display the view that you would like to print.
2. Click “Print” from the bottom of the toolbar on the right
3. Click "Print Current View"
4. Click the downloaded pdf that will appear in the lower left corner of the page. The pdf will also save to your downloads file and be printable at that point.
5. You can adjust your Printer Settings to accommodate paper size, quality and scale as needed. ** Printer Settings are specific to the user and your specific printer.

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