# Laser adjust for print area

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-adjust-for-print-area/50733>\
**Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\
**Tags:** grbl\
**Created:** [October 29, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-adjust-for-print-area/50733 "2021-10-29T20:32:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![marcosabsp](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@marcosabsp](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/marcosabsp)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-adjust-for-print-area/50733/1 "2021-10-29T20:32:24Z")

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Friends,

how to keep the laser on to know what the print area will be? I’ve done all sorts of adjustments, but nothing works.

I wait for an answer.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/lightburn/32/75577_2.png) [@LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/LightBurn)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-adjust-for-print-area/50733/2 "2021-10-29T20:33:05Z")

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> [@How do I turn on my diode at low power to focus it or frame a job?](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-turn-on-my-diode-at-low-power-to-focus-it-or-frame-a-job/10520):
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> Diode lasers often don’t have a red-dot pointer like CO2 lasers do, so it is often useful to enable them at low power for focusing or framing. (Please do NOT do this if you have a CO2 laser, as the beam is invisible and this could blind you or start a fire) In LightBurn, go to Edit \> Device Settings, or click here: [image] Turn on the ‘Enable Laser Fire Button’ switch (make it green): Quit LightBurn and re-run it. You will now have two new controls in the Move window. A …

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/system/32/64335_2.png) [@system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-adjust-for-print-area/50733/3 "2021-11-28T20:33:35Z")

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