User Guide

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Reports
Configuring a Report Definition
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9.7.12.3 Setting Page Margins
1. From the Reports ribbon, click the Layout tab.
 The Page Setup group box displays.
2. In the Page Setup group box, click the Margin menu.
 A list of preconfigured margins display such as Normal, Narrow, Moderate,
Wide, and More Margins. You can specify the top, bottom, left and right
margins of a page as well as the header and footer margins by selecting
the
More Margins option.
3. Select the margin of your choice.
 The margin of the report changes accordingly.
Tips
 In the Page Setup dialog box, all fields in the Margins section accept only
integer and floating point values.
 A negative value entered highlights the text field in red. Placing the cursor over
the field displays a tooltip informing you that one or more margins are set
outside the printable area of the page.
 If the difference between the top margin and header margin is zero or a
negative value, then the header height is set to a default value of 5 units (mm
or inch – location dependent).
9.7.12.4 Setting a Header/Footer
The header and footer are positioned at the top and bottom of the page and
provide information about the page, such as page number, page title, date/time,
and so on.
1. Click the Layout tab.
 The Page Setup group box displays.
2. Click Dialog Launcher .
 The Page Setup dialog box opens.
3. Do one of the following:
– To view the header/footer along with the page, check the Show header and
Show footer options.
– To hide a header/footer on a page, uncheck the Show header and Show
footer options.
NOTE: You can also define the top header and bottom footer margins by
changing the Top margin and Bottom margin values respectively.
NOTE:
By default, the
Show header
and
Show footer
check boxes are selected and the
margin from top and bottom are set to 1 unit (cm or inch – location dependent).