.. _preferences/settings_printing

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Printing settings
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QElectroTech allows predefining printing settings for reducing the working configuration effort each 
time that a `project`_ have to be printed.

The default exporting settings which can be choosed are:

    * Default rendering options:
        * Draw or not borders.
        * Title block.
        * Draw grid.
        * Draw terminals.
        * Keep conductor colors or monochrome.

To define default printing settings: 

    1. `Display`_ QElectroTech settings PopUP window.
    2. Go to **Printing** section.
    3. Select the desired setting values for each field.
    4. Press **OK** button to save the configuration changes. 

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

    Figure: QElectroTech printing settings

.. seealso::

    For more information about QElectroTech printing options, refer to `printing`_ section.

.. _project: ../project/index.html
.. _Display: ../preferences/display_settings.html
.. _printing: ../export&print/print.html