Use the following techniques to improve the appearance of VI or front panel printouts:

  • Use transparency and the Coloring tool to hide portions of front panel controls that you do not want visible in printouts. For example, you can use transparency to simplify the appearance of the edges of controls.
  • Use objects on the Decorations palette to highlight sections of the front panel. For example, you can surround a section of controls with a box to set it off from the remainder of the user interface.
  • Use graphics from other applications as pane backgrounds, items in ring controls, and parts of other front panel objects to enhance the printout.