The measurement curves and parameters currently displayed in the myQA Accept window can be printed out as a report with a printer or save as a file in PDF, Excel, RTF or Word format. The SW provide some print templates. Users can also create their own templates
Print and Export Using the Provided Templates
A report for the current displayed measurements can be printed or export:
- Click File > Print…. The Print Preview dialog opens.
Print Preview dialog
Templates: opens a dropdown list that includes the SW-provided and the customer-created (if
available) templates
Print Setup: opens the Print dialog for setting up the printer.
Edit Templates: opens the Report Designer dialog for editing the current template or create a new
template (see Section 11.3)
Export As: Opens the Export dialog.
Expot dialog - Click the combo box and select one of the desired file format for exported file. Optionally some file
properties can be entered if available. - Click Export. By default, the SW selects the location of the measurement file. It can be changed to the desired location. Then enter a filename and click Save.
Print: the printer will print out the report
Cancel: cancels the print/report action and closes the Print Preview dialog. - Select a template from the Templates dropdown list.
- If the selected template should be edited, click Edit Templates and then follow Section 11.2.
- To export a report: click Export As… button and following the description above.
- To print a report: click Print Setup if the printer has not set up. Then click Print.IMPORTANT NOTICE: PRINT OUT
In case of printing problems, please refer to printer manual or contact network administrator
Edit/Create a Template
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PRINT TEMPLATES
It is recommended using the SW-provided templates for easy and fast printing. However, the Report Designer provides the tools to edit an existing template and create a new template.
To open the Report Designer dialog,
- Click File > Print… to open the Print Preview dialog
- Click the dropdown box on the top and select a desired template
- Click Edit Template button to open the Report Designer window and then edit the template to the
desired design. See Chapter 7, myQA Accept Reference Guide, for the information of this window.Report Designer windowThe Report Designer window consists of the following areas:
1: Toolbar - displays buttons for the actions.
2: Tool box - contains the graphical design elements.
3: Field list - contains the available data.
4: Design area: displays the current design in graphical view.
5: Report explorer - displays the design in text view.
6: Property grid - gives access to the properties of the currently selected design element.
7: Window tabs
The layout is organized in horizontal bands, where the information is printed. The bands expand
vertically.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PRINT OUT
Always print labels, legends, and header information to identify printed data.
Creating a New Template
- In the Report Designer window, click File > New in the menu. A new print template is opened which contains a Page Header band, a Details band, and a Page Footer band.
Report Designer – New print template
See the following sections for setting up the template.
Edit the Paper Settings
- In the Report Explorer select the report base item.
- In the Property Grid select Page Settings.
- In Landscape, select the paper orientation.
- In Margins, select the size of the margins.
- In Paper kind, select the paper size.
Note that once an item is selected, its description is displayed in the bottom box.
Edit the Page Header and Footer
Add a Static Text
- In Tool Box, select the Label control and drag it to the desired position on the design area.
- Drag the rectangle to change the position and size.
- Click the smart tag button and edit the Text property.
- Change the font name and size using the tool bar.
Add a Dynamic Text
Fields from the Common group contains only one value, while the other groups contain tabular values. If a field from a table is used the value from the first row is used.
- In the field list select a field from the Common group and drag it to the desired position on the design area.
- Drag the rectangle to change the position and size.
- Change the font name and size using the tool bar.
Add an Image
- In Tool Box, select the Picture Box control and drag it to the desired position on the design area.
- Click the smart tag button
and edit the Image property
- Drag the rectangle to change the position and size.
Add Page Number
- In Tool Box, select the Page Info control and drag it to the desired position on the design area.
- Drag the rectangle to change the position and size.
- Click the smart tag button
and change the Page info property to show the page number. Four
different styles are available.
Add Printing Date
- In Tool Box, select the Page Info control and drag it to the desired position on the design area.
- Drag the rectangle to change the position and size.
- Click the smart tag button
and change the Page information to show the Current Date and Time.
- Use Format property to change the date formatting.
Add a Graph
- In the Tool box, select the Graph Control and drag it to the Details band. It may also be used in a Group header band.
- Adjust the position and size by dragging the rectangle.
- Click the smart tag button
.
- To automatically adjust the size to the band size set the Anchor property to Both.
- To print the graph in scale. Set the PrintToScale property to True. Ensure that the graph control is large enough to hold the graph.
Add a Band
- To add a band to the layout, left-click the ReportBase item in the Report Explorer and select Insert Band.
- Select the place to insert the band in the Report Explorer.
- Select the type of band to add.
ReportHeader is placed first in the report and appears only once.
ReportFooter is placed at the end of the report.
GroupHeader is placed first in the selected group.
GroupFooter is placed at the end of the selected group. - Adjust the size of the band by dragging the band edge in the layout window.
Add a Table
- To add a table, click the Add Table button in the Tool Bar or select a group in Field List and drag it to the layout area.
Select the table to add.
Report Designer – Create table dialog
- Select the columns to be included in the table, and then click the > button.
- To add all columns, click the >> button.
- To remove a selected column from the table, click the < button.
- To clear the table, click the << button.
- To change the order of the columns, select a column and click the Up or Down button.
- Adjust the column width if necessary.
The default layout of the table is horizontal. All columns are displayed if there is any data on the row.
To use vertical table, set Vertical table using. The vertical table displays the rows that have data.
To add the table to the layout, click Finish. The table is added at the end of the document.
The column headings are created automatically. It is possible to edit the table headings in the layout.
If the parameter protocol is changed, some columns may change name (e.g. Ruser becomes R80), but the
column heading is not updated. It must be changed manually.
Add a Page Break
- In the Tool Box, select a PageBreak control and drop it on the design area at the end of the band where the page break shall appear.
Print Preview
In the Window tabs area, click Preview.
Report Designer – Print Preview
It is possible to print the report from the preview window using the button in the preview toolbar.
To adjust the zooming use the Zoom tool in the preview tool bar.
HTML View
- In the Window tabs area, click HTML View.
Save the Template
- To save the template, click the Save or Save As… button in the tool bar.