To Print the Differences Results
If you are using the Diff Merge tool in diff mode (that is, not during a merge) for text files, you can print the results. To print the differences results as they appear on the screen:
- Click File > Print. The Printing Layout Setup dialog box appears.
- To accept the default settings or the settings that you last used during this session, click OK.
Use the options in Page Setup and Contributor Setup to change the settings for this session.
- The Windows Print dialog box appears. Optionally, click Layout and, in Orientation, select Landscape.
- Click OK.
Print Formatting
The printout is arranged as follows:
- Each line of a contributor is vertically aligned with the corresponding line of every other contributor. This is the same as displayed on the screen. The layout is such that you can place the printed page for each contributor side-by-side and have the same layout as on the screen.
- All text uses the same font that Diff Merge uses on the screen (see To Change Font Characteristics). Adjust the font type and size for best printout quality. If your printer supports a scaling factor, adjust it to fit more content on a page.
- If a line does not fit in the available width, a new line preceded by a plus (+) character holds the remaining text. Corresponding lines in other contributors are adjusted to occupy the same number of lines to maintain vertical alignment across all printed pages.
- At the bottom of each printed page appears the number of the printed sheet and the contributor name(s), compressed to fit on a single line. At the top of each printed page appears the number of the contributor page and the name of the contributor.
Page Setup
Select Print each contributor on a separate page to have the lines of contributors restricted to one sheet of paper. Select Print two contributors on each page to have lines from two contributors appear aligned on one sheet of paper. We recommend that you use landscape orientation for this option.
Contributor Setup
Select Print entire content to print from the first line of each contributor to the last line.
Select Print only diff regions to print only the regions that differ from comparing all contributors. Selecting this option activates the box to enter the number of lines from the contributor that precede and follow each differences region in the printout. A blank line precedes each difference region and its surrounding lines. Edit the number to specify the number of surrounding lines. Specify zero to have no lines surrounding the regions. We recommend having at least one surrounding line printed (the default).