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Create the Print Frame

   1.
At the MATLAB prompt, type frameedit.
The PrintFrame Editor window appears.
   2.
Set up the page:
  1. Select Page Setup from the File menu.

    The PrintFrame Page Setup dialog box opens.

  2. For Paper Type, select a size that is appropriate for your printer.
  3. For this example, keep the Paper Orientation as Landscape and the Margins set to .75 inches.
  4. Click the OK button.

    The dialog box closes. The print frame you see in the PrintFrame Editor window will reflect your changes.

   3.
Add a row at the top.
  1. Click within the upper row in the print frame, the row that contains the %<blockdiagram> entry.

    Be sure that handles appear on all four corners of the row.

  2. Click the add row button.

    A new row appears at the top, above the row you selected.

   4.
Make the new row shorter.
  1. Click on the horizontal line that separates the top row (the row you just added) from the row beneath it (the row containing the %<blockdiagram> entry).

    Be sure that only two handles appear, one at each end of the line. If you see four handles in either row, click directly on the horizontal line and the other two handles disappear.

  2. Drag the line up until the top row is about the same height as the row at the bottom of the print frame.
   5.
Add information in the top row.
  1. Click anywhere within the top row (the row you just added).
  2. Select Text from the information list box.
  3. Click the Add button.

    An edit box appears in the cell.

  4. Type Engine Division, press the Enter key to advance the cursor to the next line, and then type Advanced Design Group.

    Click the zoom in button if you need to magnify the entry.

  5. Click outside of the edit box to end editing mode.
   6.
In the left cell of the bottom row, align the information on the left.
  1. Click the zoom out button if you need to.
  2. Click within the left cell of the bottom row to select it.
  3. Click the left alignment button.
The entry moves to the left.
   7.
Make the information in the top row appear in italics.
  1. Right-click on the entry in the row.
  2. Select Font Style from the pop-up menu.

    If the pop-up menu for font properties does not appear, you are in editing mode. Click outside of the edit box to end editing mode and then right-click on the text to access the pop-up menu.

  3. From the Font Style pop-up menu, select italic.
The entry in the cell appears in italics and the information will appear in italics when the print frame is printed with a Simulink diagram.
   8.
Add the total number of pages to the right cell in the bottom row.
  1. Click within the cell to select it.
  2. Add the total pages entry: select Total Pages from the information list box and click the Add button.

    The %<npages> entry appears after the %<page> entry. If you need to, zoom in to see the entry.

  3. Add the text of after the page number entry. Click the cursor after the %<page> entry, and then type of (type a space before and after the word).
The information in the cell now is: %<page> of %<npages>.
   9.
Save the print frame - select Save As from the File menu. In the Save Frame dialog box, type engdivl for the File name. Click the Save button.
The print frame is saved as a figure file.
   10.
You can close the PrintFrame Editor window by clicking the close box.


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