As seen in the following figure, the Plot window is very similar to the Page Setup window of the layout tab. In the following screenshot, we will be using the same file used in example 2 of the previous section. Notice that the settings for the printer name, the paper size, and the scale factor are all the same as that of the layout and they can be changed if needed.

On the left side, below the Paper size section, you will find the Plot area section. This section controls what to plot. If you click on the What to plot button, you will find four different options, as shown:

Let's take a more detailed look at these four options:

• Display: Choosing this option will limit the printed content to what is displayed on the screen and ignores anything else. For this option to work properly, you need to select the Fit to paper option on the Plot scale section to make sure it puts everything on the screen in the printable area, despite the zoom or the scaling factor.
• Extents: This option is mostly used when you are printing from the model space tab. (Nonetheless, it will work fine with the layout tabs.) It will put everything in the active tab (whether this is a paper or model space tab) in the printable area. Again, for this option to work properly, you need to make sure that the Fit to paper option on the Plot scale section is checked.

• Layout: This option will print what is inside the printable area present in the paper preview in the Layout tab. This is the option to use when you want to print with a specified scale factor.
• Window: When you choose this option, you will be prompted to specify a rectangular area by specifying two opposite corners and what is inside that specified rectangle will be printed. This option can be used for both the model space and paper space tabs, and it is preferred to use it with the Fit to paper option to keep the scale factor.

In the bottom-left corner, you can find the Plot offset section, where you can adjust the origin coordinates of the printable area, or you can simply set it to be centered by checking the Center the plot option. Below the Plot offset section, you will find the Preview... button, which is used to preview the plot before sending it to the printer or plotter. The location of the Preview... button and the Plot offset settings is shown here:

We have chosen what to print and adjusted its position on the printed paper. Let's now learn how to control the printed line weights and colors for every line in our drawing using plot styles.