Option

Description

Paper Size

Click the Paper Size arrow button to select the paper size you normally use for printing reports.

Width

This is a static field. It displays the paper width.

Height

This is a static field. It displays the paper height.

Margins

Type values in each of the text boxes to specify the sizes of the margins.

Left

Type a value for the width of the left margin.

Right

Type a value for the width of the right margin.

Top

Type a value for the height of the top margin.

Bottom

Type a value for the height of the bottom margin.

The Line option on the Draw menu allows you to create a line object. See Line Properties.

Drawing a Line

To draw a line, select Line from the Draw menu and move into the work area. Place the crosshair at the point where you want to start the line. Click and hold the left mouse button and then drag in any direction to draw the line. Release the mouse button when you reach the end point location for the line.

Selecting a Line

To select a line, move the pointer onto the line and click it. Selection handles appear at each end of the line.

Moving a Line

To move a line, move the pointer over the line until it becomes move pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button. As you start to drag, an outline of the object follows the pointer. Drag the line to the desired location and then release the left mouse button.

Sizing a Line

To resize a line, click the line until the selection handles appear. Move the pointer over a selection handle until it becomes a resize pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the end of the line you want to increase or decrease in size.

The Rectangle option on the Draw menu allows you to create square and rectangle objects. See Rectangle Properties.

Drawing a Rectangle

To draw a rectangle, select Rectangle from the Draw menu and move into the work area. Place the crosshair at the point where you want to start the corner of the box. Click and hold the left mouse button and then drag diagonally in any direction to draw the square or rectangle. Release the mouse button when you reach the opposite corner location for the square or rectangle.

Selecting a Rectangle

To select a rectangle or square, move the pointer inside the rectangle or square and click the left mouse button. Selection handles appear at each corner and at the midpoint of each line of the square or rectangle.

Moving a Rectangle

To move a rectangle, move the pointer over the square or rectangle until it becomes a move pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button. As you start to drag, an outline of the object follows the pointer. Drag the square or rectangle to the desired location and then release the left mouse button.

Sizing a Rectangle

To resize a rectangle or square, move the pointer over a selection handle until it becomes a resize pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the corner or side until the object increases or decreases to the desired size.

Deleting a Rectangle

To delete a square or rectangle, click the object until the selection handles appear. Click the delete button or press the <Delete> key.

The Text option on the Draw menu allows you to create a label or text object. See Text Properties.

Drawing a Text Object

To draw a text object, select Text from the Draw menu and move into the work area. Place the crosshair at the point where you want to start the corner of the text box. Click and hold the left mouse button and then drag diagonally in any direction to draw the text box. Release the mouse button when you reach the opposite corner location for the text box.

Selecting a Text Object

To select a text object, move the pointer move the pointer inside the label box and click the left mouse button. Selection handles appear at each corner and at the midpoint of each line of the text box.

Moving a Text Object

To move a label, move the pointer over the text box until it becomes a move pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button. As you start to drag, an outline of the object follows the pointer. Drag the text box to the desired location and then release the left mouse button.

Sizing a Text Object

To resize a label, click the label until the selection handles appear. Move the pointer over a selection handle until it becomes a resize pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the corner or side until the object increases or decreases to the desired size.

Deleting a Text Object

To delete a text object or label, click the object until the selection handles appear. Click the Delete button or press the <Delete> key.

The Data option on the Draw menu allows you to create a data control or field object. See Data Control Properties and Understanding Data Variables.

Drawing a Data Control

To draw a data object, select Data from the Draw menu and move into the work area. Place the crosshair at the point where you want to start the corner of the data box. Click and hold the left mouse button and then drag diagonally in any direction to draw the data box. Release the mouse button when you reach the opposite corner location for the data box.

Selecting a Data Control

To select a data object, move the pointer inside the data box and click the left mouse button. Selection handles appear at each corner and at the midpoint of each line of the data box.

Moving a Data Control

To move a data object, move the pointer over the data box until it becomes a move pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button. As you start to drag, an outline of the object follows the pointer. Drag the data box to the desired location and then release the left mouse button.

Sizing a Data Control

To resize a data control object, click the object until the selection handles appear. Move the pointer over a selection handle until it becomes a resize pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the corner or side until the object increases or decreases to the desired size.

Deleting a Data Control

To delete a data object, click the object until the selection handles appear. Click the Delete button or press the <Delete> key.

You can modify the fill, line and comment properties for a data or field object using the options in the Data Control Properties window. In addition, you can select a variable to display the information contained in a specific database field. See Understanding Data Variables

Double-click the object, or click the object until the selection handles appear and then press <Enter> to display the window. Make the desired selections in the Data Control Properties window and then click OK to apply the changes.

The Bmp Control option on the Draw menu allows you to insert a bitmap or *.bmp files into the report. You can use this feature to add a logo to your report.

Drawing a Bmp Control

To place a bitmap, select Bmp Control on the Draw menu and move into the work area. Place the crosshair at the point where you want to start the corner of the Bmp box. Click and hold the left mouse button and then drag diagonally in any direction to draw the Bmp box. Release the mouse button when you reach the opposite corner location for the Bmp box.

The Open dialog box will appear and list the *.bmp files that are stored in the default \TemplateReport folder. If necessary, navigate to the desired folder that contains the *.bmp file you want to insert. Click the file to select it and then click Open. The bitmap object appears within the Bmp box.

Selecting a Bmp Control

To select a Bmp object, move the pointer inside the Bmp box and click the left mouse button. Selection handles appear at each corner and at the midpoint of each line of the Bmp box.

Moving a Bmp Control

To move a Bmp object, move the pointer over the Bmp box until it becomes a move pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button. An outline of the object follows the pointer as you begin to drag. Drag the Bmp box to the desired location and then release the left mouse button.

Sizing a Bmp Control

To resize a Bmp control object, click the object until the selection handles appear. Move the pointer over the selection handle until it becomes a resize pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the corner or side until the object increases or decreases to the desired size.

Deleting a Bmp Control

To delete a Bmp object, click the object until the selection handles appear. Click the Delete button or press the <Delete> key.

You can insert a table into a report to present data in a columnar format. There are two types of tables: a Bending Report Table and a Turret Tool List Table. The data in the Bending Report Table corresponds to the bend properties you have defined for all the construction or bend lines in a part. The data in the Turret Tool List Table corresponds to all the station information you have defined in the turret setup. See Table Properties.

Drawing a Table

To draw a table, select Table from the Draw menu and move into the work area. Place the crosshair at the point where you want to start the corner of the table. Click and hold the left mouse button and then drag diagonally in any direction to draw the table. Release the mouse button when you reach the opposite corner location for the table.

Selecting a Table

To select a table object, move the pointer inside the table box and click the left mouse button. Selection handles appear at each corner and at the midpoint of each line of the table box.

Moving a Table

To move a table object, move the pointer over the table box until it becomes a move pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button. An outline of the object follows the pointer as you begin to drag. Drag the table box to the desired location and then release the left mouse button.

Sizing a Table

You should modify the table properties before you attempt to resize it. You will want to choose a table format and the data columns you want to include in the columnar layout. See Table Properties.

To resize a table, click the object until the selection handles appear. Move the pointer over the desired selection handle until it becomes a resize pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the corner or side until the object increases or decreases to the desired size.

Deleting a Table

To delete a table object, click the object until the selection handles appear. Click the Delete button or press the <Delete> key.

To choose the actual format or type, select either Bending Table or Turret Tool List Table from the drop-down list:

If you select Bending Table, the Column to Print window will list the data fields that correspond to the bend properties you have defined for all the construction or bend lines in a part:

Place a check mark in the appropriate check box to display a particular column of information. If you remove the check mark, the column will be omitted from the table. When you click OK, table will update and the column names you selected in the window will appear in the first row:

If you select Turret Tool List Table, the Column to Print window will list the data fields that correspond to all the station information you have defined in the turret setup:

Place a check mark in the appropriate check box to display a particular column of information. If you remove the check mark, the column will be omitted from the table. When you click OK, table will update and the column names you selected in the window will appear in the first row:

A picture object will display a graphical representation of the part, sheet or turret. For parts with bend properties assigned to the construction or bend lines, the picture object will display a three-dimensional image of the completed bend process. See Picture Properties.

Drawing a Picture Object

To draw a picture object, select Picture from the Draw menu and move into the work area. Please the crosshair at the point where you want to start the corner of the picture box. Click and hold the left mouse button and then drag diagonally in any direction to draw the picture box. Release the mouse button when you reach the opposite corner location for the picture box.

Selecting a Picture Object

To select a picture object, move the pointer inside the picture box and click the left mouse button. Selection handles appear at each corner and at the midpoint of each line of the picture box.

Moving a Picture Object

To move a picture object, move the pointer over the picture box until it becomes a move pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button. An outline of the object follows the pointer as you start to drag. Drag the picture box to the desired location and then release the left mouse button.

Sizing a Picture Object

To resize a picture object, click the object until the selection handles appear. Move the pointer over a selection handle until becomes a resize pointer. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the corner or side until the object increases or decreases to the desired size.

Deleting a Picture Object

To delete a picture object, click the object until the selection handles appear. Click the Delete button or press the <Delete> key.

The system will insert a default part picture into the report when you have finished drawing it. You must therefore select the picture type that you want to print. You can select the picture object and press <Enter> or double-click the object to display the Picture Properties window

Click the Picture Type: arrow button and select the desired option from the drop-down list. Click OK to update the picture object.

The Bring to Front option will shift a selected object to the foreground. The object will overlap any other objects relative to it. In the example below, the Bring to Front option was used on the center rectangle. The center rectangle now overlaps the left and right rectangles.

The Send to Back option will shift a selected object to the background. The object will be overlapped by any other objects relative to it. In the example below, the Send to Back option was used on the center rectangle. The left and right rectangles now overlap the center rectangle.

The Insert menu has two options: Page Header and Page Footer. A page header or footer can consist of page numbering, date stamps and custom comments that clarify the contents of the report.

Select Page Header from the Insert menu to define the elements for the report header. See Header and Footer Options.

Select Page Footer from the Insert menu to define the elements for the page footer. See Header and Footer Options.

The Page Header and Page Footer windows share the same options. The only difference is whether the elements are placed in the header or footer section of the document.

The Left, Top, Right and Bottom options on the Layout menu determine the alignment of selected objects relative to each other.

The Left option on the Layout menu allows you to align the left edges of all the selected objects. In the example below, the two rectangle objects shift left relative to the left edge of the left-most rectangle.

The Top option on the Layout menu allows you to align the top edges of all the selected objects to the top edge of the top-most object. In the example below, the two rectangle objects shift upwards relative to the top edge of the top-most rectangle.

The Right option on the Layout menu allows you to align the right edges of all the selected objects. In the example below, the two rectangle objects shift right relative to the right edge of the right-most rectangle.

The Bottom option on the Layout menu allows you to align the bottom edges of all the selected objects to the bottom edge of the bottom-most object. In the example below, the two rectangle objects shift downwards relative to the bottom edge of the bottom-most rectangle.

The options on the View menu function as toggles. If an option has a check mark, that element of the interface will appear. If you remove the check mark, the interface element is hidden from view.

The Status Bar option on the View menu functions as a toggle. A check mark next to the option will display the status bar along the bottom of the application window. If you remove the check mark, the status bar is hidden from view.

The Grid Line option on the View menu functions as a toggle. A check mark next to the option will display the grid lines in the work area. If you remove the check mark, the grid lines are hidden from view.

The options on the Toolbars submenu function as toggles. A check mark next to an option will display that element of the interface. If you remove the check mark, the element is hidden.

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