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

Ch. 3 – Basic Program ModeCreating a ReportUsing the Basic mode’s built-in reporting functionality, you can collect, organize, and present informationrelated to your image captures. This chapter discusses the process of creating and printing reports. It isdivided into the following sections:• Creating a New Report• Working in Report Mode– general reporting features and functionality• Defining View Options– the view of the report definition screen• Defining Report Attributes – the style and appearance of the report• Defining Report Objects – the text, field, and image information that appears in the report• Editing Report Objects – edit options for the report objects• Saving a Report• Printing and Distributing ReportsCreating a New ReportTo create a new SPOT report, select New Report from the File menu. The following changes take place inthe main window:• The report definition window appears as a separate window. If an image or image(s) were open, theyremain open. When you move between an image window and the report definition window, the menuoptions change accordingly.• The Object menu appears. Use these options to specify the fields, text, and images that appear in thereport.• The Attributes menu appears. Use these options to define the appearance and style of the report.• The View menu options change to reflect report definition function.• The Edit menu options change to reflect report-editing functions. These options are available onlyafter one or more report objects have been added to the New Report window.Working in Report ModeThe report mode contains functionality that differs from the image capture and editing functionality. Thefollowing is a brief overview of these features.Cursor FunctionalityCursor functionality in SPOT reports varies according to which Object menu option is selected.• If None is selected, the cursor is an editing tool for selecting, sizing, and positioning objects. Whencreating new reports, None is the default option.• If a report object is selected, the cursor changes to a cross-hair icon for placing new report objects tothe grid.User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 53