AutoCAD for Mac?  Unfortunately you are in the minority as there are far more people like myself running AutoCAD on a PC than on a Mac.  I do know there are differences between the way both programs operate and there may be differences in the availability of some commands.  Not sure how much help I will be able to give you.

In regards to your question.  If you are going to make use of paper space Layouts then you will plot "Layout" under "What to print".

What types of drawings will you be creating?

Where are you located?

First you have to right-click on your Layout tab and then click on the Page Setup Manager.  This is where you will select your printer/plotter and the paper size.

What do you know about Viewports?

I think you have a lot to learn.  That grey box in your Layout is the default page setup.  The dashed line represents the limits to which AutoCAD will print.  Anything on or outside of the line will NOT print.  The solid rectangle is a viewport.  A viewport is a window that allows us to see the objects we created back in model space.

Layout elements, such as the paper background and shadow, can be changed via the Options dialog box > Display tab > Layout elements found in the lower left-hand corner.


Edited by John Connor - 13.Dec.2012 at 11:57