====== Print areas ======

===== Managing print areas =====

**Print areas** allow you to define zones on the map
that will be used as **background maps for deliverables**.

These zones determine the **geographical extent**
that will be used when generating project documents.

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===== Types of print areas =====

Three types of print areas can be defined:

  * **Free proportions**
  * **Portrait**
  * **Landscape**

Each type corresponds to a framing format adapted
to the documents that will be generated.

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===== Defining a print area =====

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To create a print area:

  - select the desired area type
  - draw the area directly on the plan

TILOS 360 then asks you to **assign a name**
to this area.

Once created, the area appears in the
**Plans and Phases** tab within the list of plans.

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===== Rotating a print area =====

It is possible to **rotate a print area**
in order to optimize the orientation of the background map
in the generated deliverables.

To rotate an area:

  - select the print area
  - move the cursor over the **red point**
  - click and rotate the area while holding the mouse button

This feature allows you to precisely adjust
the orientation of the generated documents.