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With most types of hard-copy output, you have a choice of using the full page, or confining the output to a frame . For Raster Files and Metafiles (both in the Output menu) output always goes to a frame.

If you are using the Universal or Maximize Each View scale modes (Scaling dialog in the Input2 menu), the image is scaled to fit in the frame. Note that starting with V6.0, there is a rescale factor which is applied to this scaling. If you are using the Fixed scale mode, the image is clipped to the frame.

In hard-copy output, the frame can be positioned on the page; the offset gives the displacement of the upper left corner of the frame from the upper left corner of the page.

In some cases, you can choose the units for the size and offset of the window; either inches, centimeters or dots (pixels), and you may also be able to specify the nominal dots per inch or centimeter. The units setting is independent of the overall choice of inches or centimeters in the Preferences dialog in the Settings menu.