User`s guide

6 Template-Based Report Formatting
6-30
Customize a Microsoft Word Title Page Template
In this section...
“Create a Custom Template” on page 6-30
“Change the Color of a Report Title” on page 6-31
“Assign the Template to a Report” on page 6-33
“Customize Title Page Content and Layout” on page 6-34
The Report Explorer default Word document conversion template contains document
part templates for the front (recto) and back (verso) side of a report title page. The Report
Explorer file converter for the Word (from template) output type uses the title page
part templates to produce the title pages in the Word output.
This example shows how to create a custom template that changes the color of the title
and how to customize the layout of a title page. The example uses a custom template
with the Report Generator magic square report example.
Create a Custom Template
Note: To complete the rest of this example, you need a custom Word conversion template.
If you have a custom template that you want to use for this example, you can skip to
“Change the Color of a Report Title” on page 6-31.
1
In the Report Explorer, select Tools > Edit Document Conversion Template.
2
In the list of templates, select the Default Word Template.
3
In the Template Browser, click Copy template.
4
In the file browser, navigate to the folder on the MATLAB path that you want to use
for the custom template. For the file name, enter magic-square and click Save.
5
In the list of templates, select Copy of Default Word Template.
6
At the top of the Template Properties dialog box, use these settings: