Print report ► Create a print report
For creating a new print report, use the Object Explorer under Print reports.

• | In the Object Explorer select the object type Print reports |
• | using the menu Edit -> New or |
• | using the "New object" button or |
• | using the chortcut "Ctrl + I" or |
When creating a new print report, the "Print report" pops up,
where you can specify general properties of the print reports.
Fig.: Dialogue: Print reports MT-316

Name:
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The symbolic name of the print report can be specified and modified in this field.
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Group:
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Using this field, pages can be assigned to defined groups. Furthermore, sorting of data is supported in this field and thus the clarity of the project is improved.
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Template:
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In this field you specify whether this page should be assigned a template. You select the template in a pull-down menu.
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Page number:
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The Page number field is used to select an existing analog variable or to create a new variable for determining the page number. Following each printout, the page number is increased by +1. The page number variable must always be configured for the default value = 1 and the lower limit = 1. The entry in the variable field Upper limit specifies that the value is reset to +1 when reaching the specified maximum page number.
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Comment:
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In this text filed, comments referring to the page can be entered.
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Columns
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Use this field to select the requested number of columns (characters) to be displayed across the width of the page.
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Margin
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Use this field to specify the left page margin.
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Lines per page
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Use this field to specify the number of requested and/or possible lines on a page.
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Header line
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The entry in this field specifies the number of lines provided for the header.
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Footer line
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The entry in this field specifies the number of lines provided for the footer.
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After having confirmed the entry by clicking "OK"the image editor is displayed.
See also:
Page editor
Page properties
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