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Reports Menu - Send to Printer or File

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The printer will be selected and setup when you select printer as the "Print To" selection on the main program screen "Option" Menu or when you select the printer as the "Print To" choice on the report definition screen. The report you select will be sent to the printer you setup on the main program screen "Option" Menu or by clicking on the Setup button on the report definition screen. Use the Setup button to change the printer or change the printer options.

You can also send the reports to a file. You will be asked to supply the file name and destination. You can select to send the report to a file from the "Option" "Print To" menu, or by selecting "Text File" on the report definition screen, or by checking off the box in the lower left corner of the Printer Setup dialog box.

You can completely customize the formatting of any report by printing the report to a file, opening the file with your word processor, and customizing it any way you like. Windows Write or WordPad programs are fine for this. You will want to select all the text in the report and set the font to Courier New True Type for best results. If you do this, you will be able to edit the report, add graphics, change font styles (bold, italics, etc.), change font sizes, etc.

Users often ask how they can customize the fonts or font size used for printing. Obviously you can do this using the method suggested in the last paragraph but there are other possibilities. You can eliminate the left and right margins on the report by making sure there is no check mark next to the "Printer Margins" selection on the Options menu or use the Margin check box on the report definition screen. The program will adjust the font size to take advantage of the extra space with no margins. The font used for the reports is Courier New True type font. The size of the font is adjusted based on information supplied to the program by your printer driver. You will get the best report results if you use the latest print driver designed specifically for your printer. If you want to enlarge the print you can change the paper size in your printer if possible. You can also print in landscape mode instead of portrait mode.

You can also print to a PDF file using the recommended print driver.