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Title of the tutorial: View-Print-and-Export-structures
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Key words: View options, Zoom factor, Page setup, Portrait, Landscape, Reverse portrait,  Reverse landscape, print, Export an image as SVG and PDF formats, video tutorial.
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Welcome the tutorial on View, Print and Export structures  in GChemPaint.
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Welcome the tutorial on '''View, Print and Export structures''' in '''GChemPaint'''.
 
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In the '''Search bar''' that appears, type '''GChemPaint'''.
 
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The structure appears with the applied '''zoom factor'''.
 
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Point to inches (8.27x11.69 inches)
 
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||Click on the '''Preview''' button
 
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'''http://spoken-tutorial.org/What is a Spoken Tutorial'''
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'''http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial'''
  
 
It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
 
It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project

Latest revision as of 17:27, 18 December 2013

Title of the tutorial: View-Print-and-Export-structures

Author: Madhuri Ganapathi

Key words: View options, Zoom factor, Page setup, Portrait, Landscape, Reverse portrait, Reverse landscape, print, Export an image as SVG and PDF formats, video tutorial.


Visual Cue Narration
Slide Number 1

Title Slide

Hello everyone.

Welcome the tutorial on View, Print and Export structures in GChemPaint.

Slide Number 2

Learning Objectives

In this tutorial we will learn
  • View options
  • Zoom factor
  • Page setup
  • Print Preview
  • Print a document
  • Export an image as SVG and PDF formats.
Slide Number 3

System Requirement

Here I am using

Ubuntu Linux OS version. 12.04

GChemPaint version 0.12.10

Slide Number 4

Pre-requisites

To follow this tutorial you should be familiar with,

GChemPaint chemical structure editor.

If not, for relevant tutorials, please visit our website.

Switch to GChempaint Application

Dash home >>In the Search bar that appears>>

type GChemPaint>> Click on the GChempaint icon.

To open a new GChemPaint application, click on Dash home.

In the Search bar that appears, type GChemPaint.

click on the GChemPaint icon.

Let's first open an existing file.
Click on Open a file icon from toolbar Click on Open a file icon from the toolbar.

A window with files and folders opens.

select “petane-ethane” >>

click on Open button.

Select the file named “pentane-ethane” from the list.

Click on Open button.

Now first let's learn about View options.
Go to View menu>> options Full Screen and Zoom Go to View menu.

In the View menu, we have two options Full Screen and Zoom.

Select Zoom >> submenu menu opens. Let's select Zoom option.

A submenu opens with a list of zoom factors.

Scroll down the list >>select Zoom to % Scroll down the list and select Zoom to %.
Dialog box with zoom factor opens A dialog box with zoom factor (%) opens.
Point to the Zoom factor value. The default zoom factor(%) value is displayed.
Here we can increase or decrease the Zoom factor as required
Click up arrow triangle>>hold left mouse button Click on the up or down arrow triangle and observe the zooming.
Click on Apply >> OK.

The structure appears with the applied zoom factor.

Next let's see how to setup a page.
Go to File menu >>navigate to Page Setup >> click on it. Go to File menu, navigate to Page Setup and click on it.
Page Setup window opens. The Page Setup window opens.
Points to tabs This window contains two tabs - Page and Scale.
Point to Paper, Center on Page and Orientation. Page tab contains fields like Paper, Center on Page and Orientation.
Point to Paper field US Letter. In the Paper field, we can set the default paper size.
Click on Change Paper Type >>Page Setup dialog box opens. Let's click on Change Paper Type button.

The Page Setup dialog box opens.

Point to Format for, Paper size and Orientation. There are 3 options here - Format for, Paper size and Orientation.
In Format for field>> select your default printer. Select your default printer in the Format for field.

I will select my default printer.

Point to the list Paper size field has a drop down list with different paper sizes.
Point to A4

Point to inches (8.27x11.69 inches)

I will select A4.

Below this field the dimensions of A4 size are displayed.

Click on A5 and then back on A4 Note that paper size dimensions are displayed for every selected paper size.
Point to the radio buttons In the orientation field we have 4 radio buttons - Portrait,

Landscape, Reverse portrait and Reverse landscape.

By default Portrait is selected.

Let's leave as it is and click on Apply.

Point to different margins Next, we have margin sizes.

Top margin, Left margin, Right margin and Bottom margin.

Point to margins Here,we can adjust the margins as required.
Next field is Unit.
Point to inches, millimetres and points. Unit field can be set in inches, millimetres and points.
Click on Points Note that when we change the Unit, margin sizes automatically change to suit the Unit.
Let's learn about Center on page.
Point to check boxes.

click on Horizontally

Here we have two check boxes Horizontally and Vertically.

Let's click on Horizontally check box.

Click on the Preview button We can see the preview of our structure by clicking on the Preview button.
Point to the Preview Here we can see the Preview.

Let's close the preview window.

Point to radio buttons

Portrait, Landscape, Reverse portrait, Reverse landscape.

In the Orientation field we have radio buttons for

Portrait, Landscape, Reverse portrait, Reverse landscape

Point to Portrait option >>close the Preview window By default, Portrait option is selected.

Let's close the Preview window.

click on Landscape radio button>>click on the Preview button Now, let's click on Landscape radio button

and then click on Preview button.

Here we can see the preview of Landscape Orientation.

Slide Number 5

Assignment

You can explore the other Orientation options on your own.
Point to the Print button If you click on Print button, the file will be printed with the changes made.
Point to Scale tab. You can also scale your structure as required before printing.
Click on the Scale tab. For this you can use the various options in the Scale tab.

Explore Scale tab on your own.

Click on Close button >>close the Page Setup window. Let's click on Close button to close the Page Setup window.
Next, let's learn how to export an image.
Go to File menu, select “Save as image”. Go to File menu, select “Save as image”.
Point to dialog box. “Save as image” dialog box opens.
Point to File Type

Point to formats

File Type field has a list of image options.

You can export the image as SVG, EPS, PDF, PNG, JPEG and a few others.

Let's select SVG image.

Type file name as “Propane” >> click on Save button. Enter file name as “Pentane-ethane” click on Save button.
Show the image. Here we can see that file is saved as a SVG image.
Next let's export the image as PDF document.
Go to File menu, select “Save as image”. Go to File menu, select “Save as image”.
Point to dialog box. “Save as image” dialog box opens.
From File Type >> select PDF document From File Type , select PDF document.
Type file name as “Pentane-ethane” >> click on Save button. Enter the file name as “Pentane-ethane” click on Save button.
Show the image. Here we can see the file is saved as a PDF document.
With this we come to the end of this tutorial.

Let's summarize.

Slide Number 6

Summary

In this tutorial we have learnt about
  • View options
  • Zoom factor
  • Page setup
  • Print Preview
  • Print a document and
  • Export an image.
Slide Number 7

Assignment

As an assignment
  • Print the structures in A5, B5 and JB5 formats.
  • Export the image as EPS and PNG formats.
Slide number 8

Acknowledgement

Watch the video available at this URL

http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial

It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project

If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it

Slide Number 9 The Spoken Tutorial Project Team:

Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials

Gives certificates to those who pass an online test

For more details, please write to

contact@spoken-tutorial.org

Slide number 10 Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project

It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India

More information on this Mission is available at this link

http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro ]

This is Madhuri Ganpathi from IIT Bombay signing off. Thank you for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

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