Let's have a quick tour of the paper space tab. When you switch to a new or empty paper space tab, you will find a preview of the printing paper, showing the borders of the printable area. This border will depend on the size or type of paper used and the selected printer. Inside the printable area, you will find a viewport showing, by default, all the contents of the model space, as shown:

You can carry out all the two-dimensional navigation maneuvers, such as zooming and panning, but not three-dimensional rotation or use of the ViewCube. In addition, all the two-dimensional drawing and drafting tools are available and work normally to create the title block of the drawing, which we will show later in this chapter. Even the commands for creating three-dimensional shapes will work, but the created objects will only be viewed from the top.

We have explored the different contents of the layout tab. Let's now learn how to adjust its settings properly.