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Set Print Defaults at the Diagram Level

You can set print defaults at the diagram level in the Page Setup and Page Setup Margins tabs in the Diagram Editor. Your settings populate the options displayed on the General and Margins tab in the Page Setup Editor that you can open from the Print dialog.

To set print defaults at the diagram level

  1. Click Diagrams on the Diagram menu.

    Note: You can also open the ER Diagram Editor from a shortcut menu when you right-click a blank area in the workplace, or from the object name in the Model Explorer.

    The ER Diagram Editor opens.

  2. Click the Page Setup tab to change formatting options for printing, such as page size, orientation, zoom level, borders, and colors.
  3. Click the Page Setup Margins tab to change formatting options for headers, footers, and margins.
  4. Click Close to save your changes and close the ER Diagram Editor.

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Set Page Setup Defaults for Printing

Set Header, Footer and Margin Defaults for Printing