Applies to: Pro · Enterprise
Last updated: 27-Feb-2026
Overview
Kazinex generates print-ready PDF output from the Activities grid and Gantt chart. The print system renders a faithful replica of the on-screen layout into a multi-page PDF document with configurable paper size, margins, columns, headers, and footers.
Prerequisites
- Active Pro or Enterprise subscription
- At least one schedule loaded
- The Print button or Ctrl + P shortcut
Print Workflow
- Click Print on the toolbar (or press Ctrl+P)
- The Print Settings Modal opens with a live preview
- Configure settings across the three tabs
- Click Generate PDF
- Review the preview, then Download or Print to your system printer
Print Settings Modal
The settings modal has a three-section layout:
| Section | Position | Description |
|---|
| Page Thumbnails | Left panel | Scrollable thumbnail strip showing all generated pages |
| Live Preview | Centre | Full-scale preview of the selected page |
| Settings Tabs | Right panel | Three configuration tabs |
Tab 1 — Options
Page Setup
| Setting | Options | Default |
|---|
| Paper Size | A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, Letter, Legal, Tabloid | A3 |
| Orientation | Portrait, Landscape | Landscape |
| Quality (DPI) | 150, 200, 300 | 200 |
Margins
| Margin | Range | Default |
|---|
| Top | 0–50mm | 10mm |
| Bottom | 0–50mm | 10mm |
| Left | 0–50mm | 10mm |
| Right | 0–50mm | 10mm |
Layout
| Setting | Range | Default | Description |
|---|
| Row Height | 6–40px | 20px | Height of each activity row |
| Scale Mode | 3 modes | Fit Width | How content fits onto pages |
| Custom Scale | 20–200% | 100% | Manual scale (only in Content Scale mode) |
| Scale Mode | Behaviour |
|---|
| Fit All | Shrinks the entire grid + Gantt to fit on one page |
| Fit Width | Scales to page width; paginates vertically |
| Content Scale | Uses the specified percentage; paginates both ways |
Display Toggles
| Toggle | Default | Description |
|---|
| Show Grid | On | Include the Activities grid columns |
| Show Gantt | On | Include the Gantt chart |
| Show Dependencies | On | Draw dependency lines on the Gantt |
| Show Row Numbers | Off | Add row numbers to the grid |
| Show Group Bands | On | Show WBS / grouping header bands |
| Show Grid Lines | On | Print cell borders |
Tab 2 — Columns
Select which grid columns appear in the printed output. Columns are listed with checkboxes and can be reordered by drag-and-drop. The column widths match the on-screen widths by default, but you can override individual column widths for print.
Tab 3 — Timescale
| Setting | Options | Default |
|---|
| Tier Mode | Same 5 modes as Gantt timescale | Year / Month |
| Date Range | Full Project, Rolling (±N months), or Custom range | Full Project |
| Rolling Window | 1–36 months from data date | 12 months |
| Custom Start | Date picker | Project start |
| Custom End | Date picker | Project finish |
| Element | Position | Default |
|---|
| Project Name | Left | From project properties |
| Subtitle | Left (below name) | Empty |
| Company Name | Right | From project properties |
| Data Date | Right (below company) | The schedule data date |
| Print Date | Right (below data date) | Current date/time |
| Legend | Right (below print date) | Bar style colour legend |
| Element | Position | Default |
|---|
| Page Numbers | Centre | "Page X of Y" |
| Revision | Left | Empty (user-editable) |
| Disclaimer | Right | Empty (user-editable) |
Multi-Page Tiling
When the schedule content exceeds a single page, the print engine tiles the content across multiple pages:
- Vertical pages — additional rows that don't fit on one page spill to the next page down
- Horizontal pages — if the Gantt timeline extends beyond the page width, additional pages tile to the right
- Pages are numbered in reading order: top-left → top-right → bottom-left → bottom-right
The page thumbnails in the left panel show the tiling arrangement.
Print Capture Engine
The PDF generation pipeline:
- Layout calculation — determines page count, tile arrangement, and content distribution
- HTML rendering — generates a pixel-perfect HTML replica of each page tile
- Image capture — converts each HTML tile to a high-resolution image using html-to-image
- PDF assembly — combines all tile images into a multi-page PDF using jsPDF
- Download — serves the completed PDF to the browser
| Paper Size | DPI | Typical Generation Time |
|---|
| A4 | 150 | 2–5 seconds |
| A3 | 200 | 5–10 seconds |
| A1 | 300 | 15–30 seconds |
| A0 | 300 | 30–60 seconds |
Generation time varies with the number of activities, columns, and Gantt timeline span.
Tips & Best Practices
- Use A3 Landscape for most construction schedule printouts — it provides a good balance of detail and readability
- Fit Width mode is the safest default; it ensures the full grid + Gantt width fits on each page while allowing vertical pagination
- Reduce the row height to 14–16px for dense schedules with 500+ activities
- For large projects, use Rolling Date Range to focus on a 3–6 month look-ahead window
- Enable the Legend in the header so readers understand bar colour meanings
- Use 300 DPI only when printing to a plotter or large-format printer; 200 DPI is sufficient for standard printers