The easiest way to get a paper map with MapPlot is the Plot Map menu.

On the following dialog, simply paper size and scale have to be chosen - the result is ready to be printed directly, edited (e.g. for additional entries) or to be displayed as a preview.

In particular, the plot options may be helpful: grid-crosses, frames, markings, scale and north arrow can be printed optionally.

Finally, after having found your optimal settings, these can be stored in a plot frame. All plot frames are listed in the corresponding menu and can be selected directly without displaying the plot dialogs before.