Printing a task assistant workflow from the Catalog window

A summary of a task assistant workflow can be printed from the Item Description dialog box, which you can open from the Catalog window in ArcMap. The summary includes the names of the steps and the descriptions. This can be useful when you want to provide a hard copy of the workflow to review the workflow for accuracy.

Steps:
  1. Start ArcMap.
  2. Click the Catalog button Catalog on the Standard toolbar to open the Catalog window.
  3. Browse to the task assistant workflow you want to view in the Catalog tree view, right-click the workflow file, and click Item Description.

    The Item Description dialog box appears.

  4. Click the Preview tab.
  5. Click the Preview drop-down arrow and choose Workflow Summary.

    This view displays only the step name and step description. The tree view structure of the workflow is reflected with indents.

    Item Description dialog box with the Preview tab shown
  6. If necessary, right-click the Preview tab and click Show with Check Boxes to display check boxes next to each step.
  7. Do one of the following to print the task assistant workflow:

    To print the task assistant workflow

    Right-click in the Preview tab and click Print. Choose a printer on the Print dialog box, then click Print.

    To preview the task assistant workflow before printing

    Right-click in the Preview tab and click Print Preview. Click the Print Document button on the Print Preview dialog box. Choose a printer on the Print dialog box, then click Print.

4/17/2014