How to create and print a standard report


How to create a Standard report

You can only select a number of pre-formatted items when you create a Standard report format. If you want to edit the layout in detail you must create a Customized report format. See How to create and print a customized report.

The table below describes how to create and save a Standard report format:

Step

Action

1

Open a result file.

2

  • Select File:Report.

or

  • Click the Report icon.

Result: The Generate Report dialog box opens.

3

Click the New button.

Result: The Create New Report Format dialog box opens.

4

  • Select Standard format and click OK.

Result: The Create Standard Report Format dialog box opens.

The illustration below shows the Create Standard Report Format dialog box with the Header tab selected:

5

Click the appropriate tabs and select the check boxes for each item that you want to include in the report.

6

Click the Chromatogram tab and select the chromatogram(s) you want to include.

  • Select the Current option in the Layout field to apply the current layout in the Evaluation module.

or

  • Click the Define button in the Layout field to open the Curve tab in the Report Chromatogram Layout.

    Select the curves that you want to include in the report and click OK.

7

  • Click the Contents tab to see a list of all the selected items.

  • Click the Preview button to see the entire report layout.

  • Click the Close button to return.

  • Click the Print button to print a test report.

8

  • Click the Save As button.

Result: The Save Report Format dialog box opens.

  • Type a name in the Report format name text box.

    Select the Save as global format check box to make the format available to other users.

    Select the Save as default report format check box if desired (The format is saved as DEFAULT).

  • Click OK.

Result: The Generate Report dialog box opens again. The new report is saved and available in the Format list.

9

  • Click the Close button

or

  • Click the New button to create another Standard report.


How to print a standard report

The table below describes how to print a Standard report format in the Evaluation module.

Step

Action

1

Open a result file.

2

  • Select File:Report.

or

  • Click the Report icon.

Result: The Generate Report dialog box opens.

3

  • Select a Standard report format.

Note: The contents of a Standard report format is displayed in the Contents field.

  • Verify in the Contents field that the report format contains all the elements that you want to include. Click the Edit button to modify the report format if needed.

4

  • Click the Print button.

Result: The Print dialog box opens.

  • Choose what pages and how many copies to print.

  • Click OK.

Note: Printers are set up in the File menu of the UNICORN Manager.


2005-06-15