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Printing Content

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taxboy

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I would like to print off content like maps and session notes etc - is there a way to do this, or save to pdf?
 
Yep. Some handouts are just better live. Also, many of my players don't use computers at the table, so if they discover a spellbook or particularly complex magic item they've never used before, having that material as a supplement would be better then halting the whole game while a character sheet gets updated and reprinted.
 
Use a second monitor as you can display the item and all its abilities (they have discovered) on the second screen with things like maps explored to date and list of plot points they have discovered that are important to the game.

Once I started using the second monitor, I have done a lot less printing.
 
The ability to Print would be great. Especially if you're able to configure the export to be like a printed module (or book, for those of us who plan to use the RW software as a Mind Mapping tool) or individual excerpts.
 
I was just thinking this! I'm using Realmworks to organize my campaign, but don't have a monitor set up at the gaming table, so the ability to "print" to a PDF for my iPad would be ideal!
 
Printing will come, but it is not as high priority as other features. The main reason is that Realm Works data is meant to be used live at the table, so the GM can keep up to date with what they players have learned via progressive reveal.

When you print out a topic for example, you immediately lose out on a lot of powerful features Realm Works has to offer. Especially if you're already bringing it to your table on your iPad, we'd like to start leveraging the cloud so you can access your data in your iPad's browser. I'm pretty excited for that. :)

Again, that's not to say we won't be making printing available, or even that printing won't come until after everything else is done. But whatever we put into place will likely be basic and no-frills, at least for a while, since printed content is so different from the overall Realm Works vision.
 
You could do a PDF print that maintains the links between content, and as it becomes a good timestamp for what players know at a set time.

I believe this would be an awesome addition to the toolset.

This shouldn't be too hard to achieve with the current structure.

You might even be able to do a GM and a Player view version.

I know there are times I wish I could have more than one tab open in the background, but with a printed version I can.
 
This is really a feature request, so I'm going to move this thread into that forum. Feel free to keep chiming in with "me too" posts, as the number of votes we receive for features like this helps us to gauge how important features are to users, which in turn helps us to prioritize things. :)
 
Me too! And the ability to print the linked character Statblock from within Realm Works. (Unless there is already a way to do this, and I'm just not seeing it.) And the Storyboard!
 
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Using the print screen command after setting up a player view allows you to print a snapshot for printing if you are going sans computer at the table. A little editing and cropping in Paint or other image manipulators helps get the extemporaneous info out of the way and even allows you to add a little text.

The image can even be inserted into a word processor document if you need more word processing power before printing.

It adds steps, but it is a decent work around until the team can work this in.
 
+1 to printing. The value of this to me is that I could quickly generate handouts for a very analog player group without having to copy/recreate documentation I've written once.
 
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