The following explains the difference between a print template and a print project.
Creating templates saves time if you frequently print maps in a format different than the standard template.
A template is a file that saves the layout of a print project, such as the location of the scalebar and legend. In other words, the file saves the position or layout of all the objects on the page. What a template does not determine is the actual map data that will appear in the printout or the settings for items such as the Author’s Block. These settings come from your current project.
As well, a print template can only be applied from the Print Setup dialog box before you look at the map area in the Print Preview interface.
To save a template, adjust the current layout in a way that you think you will use again in the future, and then save the layout to a new template file.
Have you ever needed to re-print a map that you created some time ago? If you have, and especially if you had to re-create the exact map from scratch, then you will appreciate the ability to save print projects in GeoVista.
A print project file is actually a snapshot of a past printout that you can open in the future to print more copies of the same map. The map retains all its original settings, and it will look exactly how it appeared when you saved the file, regardless of the current print template in GeoVista.
To save a print project, adjust the map until it’s ready for printing, and then save the map to a print project file.
You can edit a print project file’s layout. For example, if you want to re-print the map without a scalebar, you can delete the scalebar from the layout.
What do you want to do?