.. _export&print/create_pdf

===========================
Create a PDF from a project
===========================

The active `project`_  can be exported to PDF from the `menu bar`_, `toolbar`_ and using the corresponding 
keyboard shortcut.

.. warning::

   Check that the active `project`_ is the `project`_ that should be printed.

.. note::

    The current version from QElectroTech, version 0.7, does not allow keeping the element 
    links on the PDF document.

Export project to PDF from menu bar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Select **File > Print** menu item to open the printing PopUP window.
    2. Select Print to PDF a file check button.
    3. Select the directory where to save the PDF file

    .. figure:: ../images/qet_print_select_pdf.png
        :align: center

        Figure: QElectroTech printing PopUP window 

    4. Press **Ok** Button to open the preview printing PopUP window.

    .. figure:: ../images/qet_print_preview.png
        :align: center

        Figure: QElectroTech printing preview PopUP window 

    5. Select the `folios`_ that should be printed.
    6. Select the printing option. 
    7. Press **Print** Button.

.. note::

   * If the folio list is not display, select the icon |icon_folio_list| from the toolbar.
   * If the print options panel is not display, select the icon |icon_print_options| from the toolbar.

.. |icon_folio_list| image:: ../images/ico/22x22/diagram.png
.. |icon_print_options| image:: ../images/ico/16x16/configure.png

Export project to PDF from toolbar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Select the icon |document-print| from the `toolbar`_ to open the printing PopUP window.
    2. Follow the steps defined at the ``printing project from menu bar`` section.

.. |document-print| image:: ../images/ico/22x22/document-print.png

.. note::

   If the `toolbar`_ is not displayed, it can be displaed from **Settings > Display > Tools**

Export project to PDF using keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

    1. Press ``Ctrl + p`` to open the printing PopUP window.
    2. Follow the steps defined at the ``printing project from menu bar`` section.

.. seealso::

    For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcuts, refer to `menu bar`_ section.

.. _project: ../project/index.html
.. _menu bar: ../interface/menu_bar.html
.. _toolbar: ../interface/toolbars.html
.. _folios: ../folio/index.html
.. _printing settings: ../preferences/settings_printing.html