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There are two basic types of reports in Video Librarian Plus pre-formatted reports that you can't change and reports created with Report Manager/Designer that you can change. This topic covers the pre-formatted reports.

 

Pre-Formatted Reports

 

There are 5 pre-formatted reports to select from:

 

1. Title

2. Title-2

3. Title with Plot        

4. VHS - Spine Labels

5. VHS - Face Labels

 

       

To print a report:

 

1. Select the report you want from the reports menu

 

2. You will next be asked if you want to enter a query(except for reports 4 & 5). If you want to print all records, click the "Do Not Apply a Query" button on the Query Options screen shown below.

 

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Select a Previously Saved Query: Click this button to select a previously created and saved query.

 

Create a New Query: Create a new query to filter the report.

 

Cancel without Continuing: Cancel printing of the report.

 

3. Select the report destination using the window below

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Preview: Displays the report on the screen first, can later be sent to your printer.
 
Print: Sends the report directly to your printer.

HTML: Prints the report to an HTML file.

PDF: Prints the report to a PDF File.

TEXT: Prints the report to a TEXT file.

XML: Prints the report to a XML file.

Help Button:  Displays the help file for this window.

If you select preview and the report is previewed on screen, you will see the toolbar below that allows you to view the report on screen or print to the printer or to HTML, PDF, TEXT or XML.

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Click for an explanation of the Report Preview Toolbar.