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(-) *{_}Important{_}*: The most current version of the Report Design Wizard does not contain steps 6 and 7.
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The Report Setup wizard step allows you to setup some high level report details like page format, margins and watermark.
h1. Paper
The Paper setup consists of three sections, orientation, page size and margins.
The orientation is typically set to portrait or landscape. When the report output is generated it will be put on pages respecting the orientation. We're going to select portrait for this example.
Think of the page size as the type of paper being used. The default choice here is "LETTER". Other common choices are LEGAL and A4. There is quite a long list of supported page types.
Margins create reserved white space surrounding the report on all sides. Selecting page margins is trivial and does not require much discussion. We've selected margins of 12 all the way around.
h1. Watermark
The watermark is a page element that is rendered behind all other elements. It should be a non-obtrusive image, as to not interfere with the appearance of the report. There is a watermark included in the
\{WIZARD-ROOT\}/resources/images folder called "watermark.jpg". Select this image by picking the browse button. The width, height, x and y settings are all percent based. For this watermark a width of 75%, a height of 75%, a x coordinate of 0 and a y coordinate at 30% of the y axis. The scale checkbox indicates whether or not we want the image to stretch to fit the width/height chosen. Keep aspect ratio means that if an image is stretched, the dimensions will retain the original width to height ratio. This setting is useful if it is important to keep a rectangle from becoming square or vice-versa. Uncheck the image checkbox if you have selected an image but no longer wish to use it.
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Important: The most current version of the Report Design Wizard does not contain steps 6 and 7.
The Report Setup wizard step allows you to setup some high level report details like page format, margins and watermark.
Paper
The Paper setup consists of three sections, orientation, page size and margins.
The orientation is typically set to portrait or landscape. When the report output is generated it will be put on pages respecting the orientation. We're going to select portrait for this example.
Think of the page size as the type of paper being used. The default choice here is "LETTER". Other common choices are LEGAL and A4. There is quite a long list of supported page types.
Margins create reserved white space surrounding the report on all sides. Selecting page margins is trivial and does not require much discussion. We've selected margins of 12 all the way around.
Watermark
The watermark is a page element that is rendered behind all other elements. It should be a non-obtrusive image, as to not interfere with the appearance of the report. There is a watermark included in the
{WIZARD-ROOT}/resources/images folder called "watermark.jpg". Select this image by picking the browse button. The width, height, x and y settings are all percent based. For this watermark a width of 75%, a height of 75%, a x coordinate of 0 and a y coordinate at 30% of the y axis. The scale checkbox indicates whether or not we want the image to stretch to fit the width/height chosen. Keep aspect ratio means that if an image is stretched, the dimensions will retain the original width to height ratio. This setting is useful if it is important to keep a rectangle from becoming square or vice-versa. Uncheck the image checkbox if you have selected an image but no longer wish to use it.
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