How to Specify the Page Layout

The Stoll Page Layout is available for printouts of GKS shape files in the PrintLandscapeA4Landscape format.
You can create your own Basic Page Layouts for different paper formats or according to different guidelines of your company.

How to Create your own Page Layout:

  • Header with article description, season and size
  • Footer with file name, current date and page number
  • PrintPortraitA3Portrait paper format
  1. Open the Options dialog box of the Backstage View.
  2. Click the BasicPageLayoutBasic Page Layout... button.
    • The Basic Page Layout dialog box appears with the presettings of the Stoll Page Layout.
      F1-Help_Philosophy_smallStoll Page Layout
  3. Open the Paper FormatPrintPaperFormat picklist and select A3.
  4. Open the OrientationPrintLandscape picklist and select PortraitPrintPortrait.
    • The placeholders of the Stoll Page Layout will disappear from the preview.
  5. Drag-up the area for the header.
    HeaderLine_Move_PageLayout
  6. Select the [ArticelDescription] placeholder and insert it by the Insert Placeholder context menu into the preview.
    • Articel_Placeholder_Information_Preview
      The placeholder appears in the preview and will be replaced in the printout by Raglan Sweater.
  7. Drag the placeholder box larger with the PrintGrasperWiden grasper.
    Corresponding to the entry in the Article Description field of the Information tab.
    Article_DragWide_Preview
  8. Position the other placeholder accordingly in the header.
  9. Select the [ShapeSize] placeholder completely and format it by the mini toolbar as follows.
    ShapeSize_Placeholder_Formatting
    E.g. Bold, Centre and font size 18 pt for the sizesXS, S, M, L, XL.
  10. Drag-up the area for the footer.
  11. Position the placeholders of the footer.
    Footer_Placeholder_Date_File_Page
    These placeholders will be replaced automatically in the printout.
  12. Save the Basic Page Layout with the FileSaveSave button and close the Options dialog box with OK.
  • Printouts of all subsequently created shape files will have this header and footer on PrintPortraitA3Portrait
    PageLayout_Result_RaglanSweater2016