Exporting/Printing the report result

When you finish editing a web report, you may want to export it to other formats or have it printed.

Exporting the report result

You can export the report result as a result version or as a local file in these formats: HTML, PDF, Text, Excel, RTF, XML, and PostScript.

1. Click Menu > File > Export, or click the Export button on the Standard toolbar. The Export dialog appears. See the dialog.

   

2. In the File Name field, specify the name of the exported result file.
3. Specify the destination of the result:
   • View Report Result: The result will be directly opened in the web browser if the format is supported by a plug-in of the web browser; otherwise it will prompt you to save the result file.
   • Save to File System: The web browser will prompt you to save the result file to a specified folder. If selected, you need to provide a name for the result file in the File Name field.
   • Save to Version System: The result will be saved as a result version in JReport Server's versioning system.
4. From the Select Format drop-down list, select the format in which to export the result.
5. Expand More Options to set the options for the selected format.
6. Click OK to confirm.

Printing the report result

You can print the report result by using a selected printer.

To print the result of a web report:

1. Click Menu > File > Print, or click the Print button on the Standard toolbar. The Print dialog appears. See the dialog.

   

2. From the Printer drop-down list, select the printer using which to print the report result. All the printers the web browser can access will be listed here. If you want to download the result to a PDF or HTML file and then use your local printer to print the file, select Save as PDF or Save as HTML.
3. If a printer is selected, click the Properties link to specify the printing properties in the Printer Properties dialog, then specify the number of copies you want to print accordingly.
4. Specify the page orientation and paper type for the printed result. If necessary, click the More Settings link to set more page properties such as paper size and margins in the Page Setup dialog.
5. Click OK to start printing. If Save as PDF or Save as HTML is selected in the Printer drop-down list, the result file of the web report is then opened in an associated program with which you can print the result to a printer.