Note: The favorites part of this is different in Archicad 20.
With the advent of renovation in Archicad 15, the transition from existing conditions to new construction is much simpler. We still want to finalize and set aside the existing conditions before moving on.
Updated for Archicad 20.
I encourage you to always use Publisher for all standard printing, PDF, and DWG output. All the pertinent info is stored in the Publisher sets, so you don't have to worry about it: Page setup, printer selection, DWG translation, whatever.
For any Publisher set, you can publish the whole thing or select items and publish only those.
Here are the essential parameters of the four main types of Publisher sets.