Setting report preferences

You can define a footer to print on every page of the report and select the font and color (if your printer supports color printing) for the various sections of the report.
  1. From the
    View
     menu, select
    User Preferences
    . The
    User Preferences
     dialog box opens to the
    General
     tab.
  2. Select the
    Reports
     tab. The default report style for most views is
    Formatted
    .
    FTBMM_UserPrefs_Reports Tab
    The
    Reports
     tab contains the following items:
    Item
    Description
    Report
     column
    Lists the report templates available for the item or view that is currently active in the Editor.
    List
     check box
    Enables the list report style, if available for the associated report.
    Formatted
     check box
    Enables the formatted report style, which is the default format for most reports.
    Include Related Data
     check box
    Adds any additional data associated with the selected item to the printed report.
    Footer Text
    Prints the word or phrase entered at the bottom of each report page.
    List Reports
     button
    Formatted Reports
     button
    Opens the
    Report Page Configuration
     dialog box where you can set the margins, font, and text color for a specific report template.
    Graphical Reports
     button
    Not enabled in
    Material Manager
    .
  3. To change the type of printed report, select either
    List
     or
    Formatted
     to the right of the appropriate report.
    TIP:
    If you select the
    List
    format, set the page orientation to landscape. From the
    File
     menu, select
    Print Setup
    , select
    Landscape
     in the Orientation area, and then click
    OK
    .
  4. Where available, you can select
    Include Related Data
    , and any additional data associated with the selected item (single items only – not lists or groups) also prints on the report.
  5. In the
    Footer Text
     box, type a word or phrase to appear centered at the bottom of each page.
  6. Click
    Apply
    .
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