PrintOut method

Prints the map or driving directions with current options.

Applies to

Objects:  Map

Syntax

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object .PrintOut([OutputFileName], [Title], [Copies], [PrintArea], [PrintQuality], [PrintOrientation], [Collate], [IncludeLegend], [IncludeOverview], [Faxable])

Parameters

Part	Description
object	Required. An expression that returns a Map object.
OutputFileName	Optional String. Path and file name of the output file; similar to selecting Print to file in the Print dialog box. Default value is None.
Title	Optional String. Title on the printed map. Default value is used if this is left blank.
Copies	Optional Integer. Number of copies to print. Default value is 1.
PrintArea	Optional GeoPrintArea. What is printed. Default value is geoPrintMap. GeoPrintArea Value Description geoPrintDirections 1 Prints the driving directions as text in Portrait mode; no maps are printed geoPrintHighlightedPlaces 5 Prints a street-level map for each highlighted place and Pushpin, along with any associated Pushpin text geoPrintMap 0 Prints the area of the map currently displayed on the screen geoPrintSelectedArea 4 Prints only the selected area of the map geoPrintStripMaps 3 Prints strip maps in Landscape mode, one page per route segment, with a strip map displayed on the left side of each page and the corresponding driving directions on the right geoPrintTurnByTurn 2 Prints turn-by-turn maps in Portrait mode; miniature maps showing the intersections of every turn along the route geoPrintFullPage 6 Prints extended maps to use a full page
PrintQuality	Optional GeoPrintQuality. Quality level of the map to print. Default is geoPrintQualityNormal. GeoPrintQuality Value Description geoPrintQualityDraft 1 Prints maps at the highest speed with slightly less detail than geoPrintQualityNormal and geoPrintQualityPresentation geoPrintQualityNormal 0 Prints maps with good detail at an average speed geoPrintQualityPresentation 2 Prints maps at the highest level of detail at a slower speed than geoPrintQualityDraft and geoPrintQualityNormal
PrintOrientation	Optional GeoPrintOrientation. Page orientation of the map to print. Default value is geoPrintPortrait. GeoPrintOrientation Value Description geoPrintAuto 2 MapPoint will select the orientation geoPrintLandscape 1 Prints documents with horizontal page orientation geoPrintPortrait 0 Prints documents with vertical page orientation
Collate	Optional Boolean. When printing multiple copies of a document, indicates whether to print all pages of the document before printing the next copy. If True, multiple copies will be collated. Default value is False.
IncludeLegend	Optional Boolean. Indicates whether the map legend is included in the printout. If True, the map legend is included. Default value is False.
IncludeOverview	Optional Boolean. Indicates whether the Overview Map is included in the printout. If True, the Overview Map is included. Default value is False.
Faxable	Optional Boolean. Indicates whether to print a black and white map that is suitable for faxing. If True, the printed map is faxable. Default value is False.

Remarks

To print route summary statistics on a separate page, use the IncludeRouteSummary property of a PageSetup object.

To set other properties for the printed page, use the properties associated with the PageSetup object.

Example

    Sub PrintTurnByTurnRoute()


  Dim objApp As New MapPoint.Application
  Dim objMap As MapPoint.Map
  Dim objRoute As MapPoint.Route


  'Set up the application
  Set objMap = objApp.ActiveMap
  Set objRoute = objMap.ActiveRoute
  objApp.Visible = True
  objApp.UserControl = True


  'Create a route
  objRoute.Waypoints.Add objMap.FindResults("Seattle, WA").Item(1)
  objRoute.Waypoints.Add objMap.FindResults("Spokane, WA").Item(1)
  objRoute.Calculate


  'Print 2 draft copies of the route turn-by-turn with an Overview Map
  objMap.PrintOut , "Turn-by-turn route", 2, _
    geoPrintTurnByTurn, geoPrintQualityDraft, geoPrintLandscape, _
    True, False, True, False


  End Sub

Note  This sample code is specific for use in MapPoint North America; it is for illustration purposes only.