Printing dialogs

     After you have selected your report, you can decide to use one or both of the 2 following check boxes:

Choose the printer
     If this check box is checked, a Print dialog window will show up asking to which printer you want to print.

Direct to printer
     If this check box is checked, the printout will go directly to the printer.

This is an example of a printing dialog box with the 2 check boxes:
 

Print Preview window

     Reports are created with an external generator. The layout of the reports are saved in external files that can be customized to your needs. The generator also supply a Print Preview which is a great way to get a sneak preview of how your report will look when it is printed. 

     The white area in the middle of the preview window represents a page of the report. The page can be displayed in the Full Page zoom mode where you can see the contents of the entire page. If you position the mouse over the page and click the left mouse button, the page is zoomed to the Page Width mode.

     In the Page Width mode, the print preview scales the page so that it is the same width as the Preview window. Depending on the height of the paper, vertical scrollbars may appear to allow you to scroll the page vertically.

     If you click the left mouse button again, the page will zoom to the Full Scale mode. In this mode, the page is shown without any scaling. Here you get the best representation of what the printed output will look like. Unless you are printing on very small paper, you may not be able to see the entire page. If necessary, vertical and horizontal scrollbars will appear allowing you to scroll across the page.

     You can also click the right mouse button over the preview page to zoom out through the three different zoom modes. The size of the preview also has an affect on page scaling and how much of the page can be displayed. 

     The Preview window has it's own toolbar. The options available on the menu enable you to move through the report and zoom the page display. Each of the menu options is outlined in the table below.
 

• Folder icon with a red arrow button is to close the preview window and return to FertiSoft.
• Printer icon button sends this report to the printer for a hard copy on paper.
• Disk icon button export the report to a file.
• Double left arrows button displays the first page of the report. Enabled only if more then one page and not already on the first page.
• Left arrow button displays the previous page of the report. Enabled only if more then one page and not already on the first page.
• Right arrow button displays the next page of the report. Enabled only if more then one page and not already on the last page.
• Double right arrows button displays the last page of the report. Enabled only if more then one page and not already on the last page.
• Sheet with an arrow displays a dialog where you can enter a page number. If the page is available in the report, the preview will display that page otherwise it will display the last page of the report.
• Magnifier with a + sign button will increase the size of the displayed page.
• Magnifier with a - sign button will decrease the size of the displayed page.

The number to the right of the magnifiers is the displayed page number.

Choose Printer dialog

If your checked the "Choose the printer" Check box, before printing starts the Print dialog is displayed to allow you to specify printing parameters.
 

Printer

     The Printer Name combo box allows you to select which printer you wish to send the report to. The printers listed here are those that are installed on your system.

     A Properties button will be displayed if additional printer options are available. This feature allows access to more advanced printer options. If the Properties button is selected, an additional dialog will be displayed. The options available in this dialog depend on which printer you are using. Some common options include Print Quality, Color and Default Paper Source.

Print to File

     This check box instructs FertiSoft to send the report output to file. If this option is selected, a dialog will be displayed before printing starts to allow you to specify a file name. The report output will be saved in the file you specify. The format of the file is dependent on the printer driver and normally cannot be opened or edited using a word processor.

Print Range

     The Print Range controls allow you to specify which portion of the report is printed. The entire report is printed if the All Pages radio button is selected. If you wish to specify a range of pages to print, select the Page radio button and enter the desired range in the From and To edit controls.

Copies

     These controls allow you to specify the number of copies you wish to print. To change the number of copies, click the arrow buttons on the spinner control until the desired value is displayed in the adjacent edit control. The Collate check box allows you to specify if the multiple copies should be collated. If the printer doesn't support collation, FertiSoft can simulate collation by printing multiple copies of the report.

Printing Progress Dialog

     After you specify the desired options in the Print dialog and press the OK button, FertiSoft will start printing the report. While the report is printing, a progress dialog will be displayed showing you the page number that is currently printing. To cancel the printing operation press the Cancel button on the dialog.
 

Exporting to a file

     FertiSoft gives you the option to export the reports to a file for use in another software. There is 4 formats to choose from: HTML (internet format), RTF (Word 6.0), RTF( Word 97/2000) or plain text (ASCII). If you click on the disk icon in the report preview the following dialog window will be displayed: