Modify the look of a report in Desktop Viewer

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This topic contains the following sections that describe how to modify how a report looks.

  • Change page setup

  • Change report magnification

Change page setup

Use the Page Setup dialog box to change the margins, orientation, scaling, page order, and paper size for reports. This page setup only applies to reports in the current Management Reporter session. When you close Management Reporter, the page setup reverts to the default page setup for the report. To make permanent changes to page setup, you must open the Report Definition, click the Settings tab, and then click the Other button, which opens the Report Settings dialog box. For more information, see Settings tab settings.

Change page setup

  1. When viewing a report in Desktop Viewer, click File, and then click Page Setup.

  2. Modify the Page Setup options as needed.

  3. Click OK.

The following options are available.

Option

Description

Margins

Select the width of the top, bottom, left, and right margins of the report. The default margin value is 0.75 inches.

Scaling

Resize the report page.

  • Reduce or enlarge to – Changes the size of the printed report and maintains the proportions of the report columns.

  • Shrink to page width – Adjusts the size of report columns to fit on a single page of paper. Page width is based on the Paper size dimension.

Orientation

Select Landscape for horizontal page orientation or Portrait for vertical page orientation.

Page Order

Controls the order that the report pages are displayed.

  • Down, then over – Information in report pages is read or displayed down in columns first, and then over in rows.

  • Over, then down – Information in report pages is read or displayed across in rows first, and then down in columns.

Paper size

Select the page size that is appropriate for your location or project requirements.

Change report magnification

You can change the magnification of the print on a report to make it easier to read by using a predefined or custom zoom setting or by using the slider.

Change report magnification using a predefined zoom setting or a custom setting

  1. Open a report in Desktop Viewer.

  2. On the View menu, click Zoom. Select a predefined zoom size, or click Other to enter a custom zoom size.

Change report magnification using the slider

  1. On the bottom of the report window, click the slider and drag it to the right to increase magnification. Drag the slider to the left to reduce magnification.

  2. Click the + sign to increase magnification, or click the – sign to reduce magnification.

  3. Click the report magnification number to open the Zoom dialog box. Select a magnification percentage and then click OK.

See Also

Desktop Viewer