PrintFrame Editor Overview

About the Print Frame Editor

The PrintFrame Editor is a graphical user interface you use to create and edit print frames for block diagrams created with the Simulink software and the Stateflow product. This chapter outlines the PrintFrame Editor, accessible with the frameeditcommand.

The following figure describes the general layout of the PrintFrame Editor.

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What PrintFrames Are

Print frames are borders containing information relevant to the block diagram, for example, the name of the block diagram. After creating a print frame, you can use the Simulink software or the Stateflow product to print a block diagram with a print frame.

This illustration shows an example of a print frame with the major elements labeled.

See the Example for specific instructions to create this print frame.

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Starting the PrintFrame Editor

Type frameeditat the MATLAB prompt. The PrintFrame Editor window appears. The PrintFrame Editor window opens with the default print frame.

You can use frameedit filename to open the PrintFrame Editor window with the specified filename, where filename is a figure file you previously created and saved using frameedit.

Default Print Frame

The default print frame has two rows. The top row consists of one cell and the bottom row has two cells.

You can add information entries to these cells. You can also add new rows and cells and add information in them, or change entries to different ones.

Zooming In and Out

While using the PrintFrame Editor, you might need to zoom in on an area to better see the information or cell.

1. Click in the area you want to zoom in on.

   This selects a cell.

2. Click the zoom in button.

   

   The area is magnified.

3. Click the zoom in button repeatedly to continue zooming in.

To zoom out, reducing magnification in an area, click the zoom out button. Click the zoom out button repeatedly to continue zooming out.

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Getting Help for the PrintFrame Editor

Select PrintFrame Editor Help from the Help menu in the PrintFrame Editor window to access this online help.

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Closing the PrintFrame Editor

To close the PrintFrame Editor window, click the close box in the upper right corner, or select Close from the File menu.

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Print Frame Process

These are the basic steps for creating and using print frames:

• Designing the Print Frame

• Specifying the Print Frame Page Setup

• Creating Borders (Rows and Cells)

• Adding Information to Cells

• Changing Information in Cells

• Saving and Opening Print Frames

• Printing Block Diagrams with Print Frames

See also the Example.

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PrintFrame Editor

Designing the Print Frame

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