Defining Page Size, Orientation, and Margins

Introduction

You can define the following page settings for a report:

• paper size

• page orientation

• margins

Selecting the paper size

To select the paper size:

1. Make sure you are in Edit mode and verify you are on the Format tab.
   If the Format tab is not visible, check the More report options check box.
   A document can contain multiple reports. The name of the selected report appears in the Current report dropdown list box.
   
   

2. Leave the displayed report selected.
   Or
   Select a different report by clicking the arrow next to the Current report dropdown list box, and then select a different report from the list.

3. Click the Report area.
   

4. In the Paper Layout section click the arrow next to the Page size list box, and then select the paper size you want to apply to the report.
   
   Pages are allocated from left to right, and then from top to bottom. This means that if a report is wider than the width of the paper size you defined, page breaks are inserted as illustrated below:
   
   You can apply other modifications to the document using the tabs on the Report Panel or run the report now to view the results.

5. Click Run, if you are generating the results for the first time.
   Or
   Click Apply, if you have already generated the results once. WebIntelligence applies the selected paper size to the report.

Selecting the page orientation

To select the page orientation:

1. Make sure you are in Edit mode and verify you are on the Format tab.
   If the Format tab is not visible, check the More report options check box.
   A document can contain multiple reports. The name of the selected report appears in the Current report dropdown list box.

2. Leave the displayed report selected.
   Or
   Select a different report by clicking the arrow next to the Current report dropdown list box, and then select a different report from the list.
   The Result Preview pane displays the structure of the report.

3. Click the Report area in the Result Preview pane.
   

4. In the Paper Layout section click the arrow next to the Orientation list box.

5. Select the orientation you want to apply to the report.
   
   
   The following table will help you select the appropriate page orientation:
   

6. Click Run, if you are generating the results for the first time.
   Or
   Click Apply, if you have already generated the results once.
   The selected orientation is applied to the report page.

Setting the margins

To set the margins in your report:

1. Make sure you are in Edit mode and verify you are on the Format tab.
   If the Format tab is not visible, check the More report options check box.
   A document can contain multiple reports. The name of the selected report appears in the Current report dropdown list box.

2. Leave the displayed report selected.
   Or
   Select a different report by clicking the arrow next to the Current report
   The Result Preview pane displays the structure of the report.

3. Click the Report block in the Result Preview pane.
   
   The Report Format options appear to the right of the Result Preview pane.

4. In the Margins section, type a measurement for one or more margins.
   
   The measurement unit used for the position (for example, inches or centimeters) is specified in your locale.

5. Click Run, if you are generating the results for the first time.
   Or
   Click Apply, if you have already generated the results once.
   The report is displayed with the page margins you specified.