Print maps (Map Viewer)

Use the Print tool in Map Viewer (formerly a separate beta installation but now included with the portal automatically) to export a printer-friendly page of your map in various formats including PDF, PNG, JPEG, GIF, EPS, and SVG. You can print the map layout or only the map.

Print a map layout

The map layout includes the document title, a scale bar, and the date. To create a printer-friendly map layout, complete the following steps:

1. In Map Viewer, open the map you want to print.
2. On the Contents (dark) toolbar, click Print .
3. Click the Layout tab.
4. Enter a title for the map document.
5. From the Page setup drop-down menu, choose a layout.

Note:

If your organization has configured custom print layouts, you can click Select template and choose from those print layouts.
6. From the File format drop-down menu, choose the file type to export.

   File types include PDF, PNG8, PNG32, JPG, AIX, GIF, EPS, SVG, and SVGZ.

7. Optionally, click Advanced options and do any of the following:
   • Set the map scale.
   • Include author and copyright information.
   • Change the dpi of the map.
   • Include a map legend.
8. Click Export to create the map file.

Exported files are listed in the Print pane. You can click the file to download it and print it using the program of your choice. Closing the Print pane does not remove the exported files. Exported files are removed when you close the map or refresh your browser.

Print the map

To create a printer-friendly document of only the map, complete the following steps:

1. In Map Viewer, open the map you want to print.
2. On the Contents (dark) toolbar, click Print .
3. Click the Map only tab.
4. Enter a file name for the map document.
5. From the File format drop-down menu, choose the file type to export.

   File types include PDF, PNG8, PNG32, JPG, AIX, GIF, EPS, SVG, and SVGZ.

6. Enter a width and height for the map document.
7. Optionally, click Advanced options and do any of the following:
   • Set the map scale.
   • Change the dpi of the map.
   • Include a basemap attribution.
8. Click Export to create the map file.

Exported files are listed in the Print pane. You can click the file to download it and print it using the program of your choice. Closing the Print pane does not remove the exported files. Exported files are removed when you close the map or refresh your browser.