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To print a report from any application screen, click the
button next to the
Quick Access
box top right. ThePrint Configurations
dialog opens as displayed below. -
Select a pre-defined print configuration from the
Configuration
list. -
If you want to change the selected configuration, click
Edit
and continue as described under the next step. -
Alternatively, click
Create
to create a new configuration on-the-fly. Continue as follows:-
Type a
Configuration
name. -
To specify this as the default configuration, select
Default
.The default configuration is automatically selected on opening the
Print Configuration
dialog. -
The available
Regions
of the selected menu item are displayed.-
Click
to move all to the right and thus adding them.
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Alternatively, select menu items in the left box and click
to add.
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To remove items, use
and
.
A print output can contain a single grid as region, or two regions with a master/detail relation, or even more regions of the page, including charts and others. Printable regions are listed under
Menu Blocks
on theAdministration
>Roles and Menus
>Menus
screen. Each region which shall be available for printing, needs to appear underMenu Blocks
and must be marked withYes
in theExport
column. -
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Click
Browse
next toTemplate Name
and select the template file.The template file is used to define the structure of the output.
When editing an existing configuration, the
Download
button can be used to download the uploaded template.
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Alternatively, click the
Sample Template
link and select a format to download a sample template file in the selected format.The sample templates contain comments and instructions on how to create templates, along with examples and the available tags that can be used when creating templates. A sample template cannot be used to serve as template, but must be adjusted according to your needs. For further guidance, see http://www.apexofficeprint.com/docs/#templates.
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Select the
Output Format
from the radio group.The format of the template document must either match the selected output format, or the output can be converted to PDF or HTML. For example, you cannot use an Excel template document and select Word output format, or vice versa. The .xlsx, .docx, .pptx files can be rendered as PDF or HTML.
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Type the name of the output file in the
Output Name
box. -
Click
Create
.
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Click
to expand the print
Options
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If required, change the
Output Name
. -
Click
Print
.