Producing a cover page
This example describes how to produce a cover page consisting of a header graphic a title a picture a description of the report a footer graphic It assumes that you have the three graphics at the correct size for your report. Click on the Snap toolbar to open the reports window. Click to create a […]
Changing the size of charts (and other image analyses) in your report
You can use a window size instruction to set the sizes of images. This ensures that image based analyses (such as charts, word clouds and maps) and text contained within them appear at a predictable size. A window size instruction defines the relative dimensions of subsequent analyses appearing in the report. The actual pixel dimensions […]
Creating a banner footer (or header) with indented report text
The distance between the edge of the page and the edge of the headers/footers is set in the report page margins (shown in light green in the image below). The distance from the edge of the headers/footers to the report content is set in the report border margins (shown in light red in the image […]
Setting the page margins of your reports
To change the page margins in your report. Click on the toolbar to add a new instruction and select Page Layout. The Page Layout instruction dialog opens. Select the Page Setup tab. Select Margins and Borders and click the Margin/Border button to open the Report Borders dialog Change the margin dimensions to the values you […]
Setting variable width columns in your report
Click on the toolbar to add a new instruction and select Page Layout. The Page Layout instruction dialog opens. Select the Page Setup tab. Select Modify Columns. Select Custom widths and click Define… to open the Custom column widths dialog. Enter the number of columns that you want (defaults to number of equal width columns). […]
Changing the margin and column layout of your report
To change the number of columns in your report Click on the toolbar to add a new instruction and select Page Layout. The Page Layout instruction dialog opens. Select the Page Setup tab. Select any item that you wish to change on the left, and make the changes to that item on the right. Click […]
Inserting a blank page in a report
When printing a double-sided report, you may want to insert a blank page in a report, (e.g. to insert a blank page after a cover page). It is easiest to create a blank page sub-report that you can then insert when necessary. In the Reports window, click New Report . In Name type BlankPage or […]
Adding a running header, footer or margin text in your report
If you wish to have graphics in your header or footer, it is best to create them at the correct size before you start creating your report. You can place a running header or footer in your report by using a Page Layout instruction. This also allows you to put thumb text in your report. […]
Running the reports
When you have completed your report there are a number of options Check that the instructions in the report complete successfully. Preview the report to test that it appears the way you want. Run the report to print or export the report results. All these actions are carried out in the Report Execution dialog. Report […]
Printing a summary of the report instructions
You can print a summary of the report instructions in a report. Detailed, single column Produces a report showing the report specification plus the full details of each report instruction in that report, in a single column format Detailed, double columns Produces a report showing the report specification plus the full details of each report […]