SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 10 - ReportingAdd PageDelete PageAdd StaticImagesOrder Run-Time TextPromptsAdd a page to your report. When you add apage, the program prompts you with the AddPage dialog box:1. Specify whether the page that you want toadd will be inserted Before or After aspecified page.2. Specify the Page Number that theadditional page will precede or follow.3. Click on OK.Delete a page from your report. When you select the Delete Page option, the program prompts you tospecify the page number.Add a static image object to the report. Refer to the Static Image object description in the DefiningReport Objects section above for details on this process.When you run a report with multiple run-time textprompts (see the Defining Report Objects section),the prompts, by default, appear in the order thatyou defined them. Use the Order Run-Time TextPrompts option to rearrange the order as needed.To re-order the run-time text prompts for a report,follow these steps:1. From the Edit menu, select Order Run-timeText Prompts. The current order of the runtimetext prompts displays.2. Click and drag the prompts to rearrange themin the desired order.3. Click on OK. When you run the report, youwill be prompted to enter the run-time text inthe newly defined order.Running a ReportTo run a SPOT report, follow these steps:1. From the File menu, select Run Report.You can either run an open report or areport from file:−−Currently Open TemplateIf more than one report template isopen, select from the drop-downlist.FileEither enter the file name and pathfor the report that you want to run,or click on the Browse button tothe right of the Name box to searchfor the report file.2. Select the output format for the report.−−−Printer –The report is sent directly to the printer. The program first prompts you to select aprinter/define print settings. Refer to Ch. 11 – Printing Images for details on printing from theSPOT program.Preview Window –The report is displayed on screen, where it can be viewed, printed, and/orsaved. If you have not run any previous reports, this is the default option. Otherwise, the programdefaults to the output format for the last run report.File – The report is saved directly to a file directory as a Run Report (.rpd) file. The programprompts you for the file location. The report can be opened for viewing or printing at a later time.The output options are discussed in more detail in the sections below.User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 215